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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 403, Joints and Connections

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 10 10 5 5 6 36
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 1 12 5 6 8 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 5 4 4 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 4 2 4 2 17
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 3 5 2 2 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 3 4 2 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 1 2 5 3 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 5 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 0 1 4 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 3 2 1 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 41 56 44 58 54 253
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 29 18 26 17 112
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 15 15 11 9 54
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 10 7 4 7 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 5 4 10 3 30
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 5 1 5 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 2 1 6 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 1 3 3 12
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 2 0 3 3 9
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 1 2 5 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 58 76 66 73 66 339
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 99 132 110 131 120 592


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