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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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 43 39 51 81 54 268
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 12 27 43 30 138
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 12 20 31 29 107
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 15 15 19 28 96
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 10 14 25 19 89
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 12 10 24 23 84
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 9 22 19 18 81
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 15 14 17 14 77
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 9 16 19 19 74
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 9 9 17 17 61
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 10 9 13 21 59
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 6 9 19 11 49
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 4 8 15 7 42
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 5 12 9 11 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 3 12 8 11 40
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 2 5 16 5 36
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 3 6 8 10 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 3 3 10 5 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 8 6 4 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 4 11 3 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 7 7 8 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 4 3 9 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 4 3 5 6 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 5 6 4 2 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 3 4 4 2 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 0 6 5 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 5 3 6 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 5 1 6 2 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 3 2 5 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 3 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 5 3 4 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 2 4 2 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 3 4 1 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 5 2 2 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 3 3 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 302 236 339 488 408 1773
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 48 61 74 76 79 338
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 39 24 44 62 45 214
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 27 40 45 32 174
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 26 32 35 17 128
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 13 23 21 27 104
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 4 7 27 29 74
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 4 4 12 10 38
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 6 11 7 10 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 3 6 6 7 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 5 3 2 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 6 5 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 2 0 2 5 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 4 4 0 1 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 0 2 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 198 183 258 318 282 1239
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 500 419 597 806 690 3012


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