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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus

( 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 20 17 12 20 16 85
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 11 15 12 20 71
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 17 11 12 10 65
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 12 6 12 15 52
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 6 3 11 10 46
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 6 7 14 8 46
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 6 5 3 8 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 7 4 5 6 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 4 3 5 8 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 3 7 3 9 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 5 7 1 7 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 4 3 6 4 24
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 5 4 6 5 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 8 4 4 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 3 3 7 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 6 2 5 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 4 0 3 1 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 2 7 1 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 3 4 2 1 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 3 5 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 0 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 1 1 3 1 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 4 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 193 134 130 155 170 782
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 85 88 61 93 99 426
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 66 53 34 66 50 269
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 58 56 41 38 27 220
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 25 20 26 33 120
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 14 18 20 30 91
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 19 12 7 10 14 62
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 4 5 9 13 43
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 6 2 6 4 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 6 6 10 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 3 5 3 7 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 5 4 2 6 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 0 0 3 4 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 7 3 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 0 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 2 1 1 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 2 5 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 5 1 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 4 1 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 307 280 221 306 325 1439
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 500 414 351 461 495 2221


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