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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2007 - 2011 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 1 or More Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 081, Tools

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays U.S. states and countries and counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 28 8 9 16 18 79
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 6 5 8 12 45
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 8 0 10 8 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 4 3 6 12 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 8 3 6 4 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 7 3 9 3 28
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 3 0 7 4 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 7 1 4 7 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 4 4 1 2 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 2 2 7 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 3 1 1 3 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 5 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 0 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 1 2 2 0 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 0 5 1 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 1 1 1 5 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 3 0 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 2 0 2 1 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 0 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 178 97 57 106 116 554
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 104 75 34 42 50 305
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 4 5 12 15 47
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 4 2 11 10 40
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 4 4 6 7 31
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 1 1 1 4 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 3 3 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 1 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BZX BELIZE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 159 108 58 88 94 507
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 337 205 115 194 210 1061


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