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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 211, Supports: Racks

( 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 15 13 10 12 20 70
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 6 7 19 16 62
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 8 12 11 16 61
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 10 8 10 15 47
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 1 4 9 19 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 3 4 8 13 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 1 2 10 6 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 1 12 6 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 5 5 6 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 2 1 7 4 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 4 3 5 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 6 3 3 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 1 2 4 3 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 1 3 4 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 1 5 5 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 5 4 0 5 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 0 1 2 5 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 1 4 4 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 1 2 0 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 6 1 0 3 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 0 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 2 4 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 4 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 146 86 92 152 193 669
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 9 6 19 27 76
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 5 1 6 6 25
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 3 0 4 8 19
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 3 0 2 5 15
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 3 1 3 4 14
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 0 2 2 5 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 47 26 15 49 77 214
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 193 112 107 201 270 883


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