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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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 6 7 11 13 15 52
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 4 8 8 9 36
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 6 4 6 5 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 0 3 8 5 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 3 2 8 7 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 0 5 4 6 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 1 4 0 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 3 1 4 1 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 0 4 2 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 2 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 1 6 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 4 3 1 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 1 4 3 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 3 1 3 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 66 45 64 97 84 356
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 26 73 56 60 238
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 19 18 12 14 25 88
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 15 16 13 27 76
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 11 17 16 17 70
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 16 13 5 18 13 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 3 11 12 11 46
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 2 4 5 7 21
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 5 4 4 3 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 2 3 6 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 1 5 3 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 4 3 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 0 1 1 4 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 99 100 151 161 190 701
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 165 145 215 258 274 1057


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