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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 002, Apparel

( 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 33 31 25 46 44 179
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 11 14 32 26 100
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 20 10 15 20 79
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 5 2 23 14 55
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 3 12 13 12 48
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 6 4 9 17 46
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 5 6 13 16 42
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 4 7 9 14 42
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 5 7 8 13 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 10 5 6 12 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 4 4 11 11 38
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 10 9 9 4 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 3 3 6 8 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 3 2 9 8 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 12 10 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 3 6 6 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 3 2 4 8 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 0 8 6 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 2 0 2 5 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 3 3 4 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 0 3 6 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 1 2 5 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 4 4 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 2 5 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 5 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 3 3 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 0 0 4 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 185 156 133 289 309 1072
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 12 10 28 20 74
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 12 5 17 19 68
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 10 9 17 13 55
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 5 5 10 10 32
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 5 4 6 5 29
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 0 3 6 7 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 5 1 3 7 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 0 4 7 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 3 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 52 61 40 112 113 378
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 237 217 173 401 422 1450

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