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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2001 - 2005 Utility Patent Grants,
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 095, Gas Separation: Processes

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 19 35 14 13 86
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 19 24 9 4 68
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 13 12 12 8 54
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 15 18 6 1 52
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 6 12 10 13 52
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 14 9 5 4 40
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 7 12 6 9 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 9 6 3 27
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 7 5 5 2 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 3 9 3 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 3 4 5 2 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 1 4 4 17
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 4 1 2 3 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 3 3 6 3 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 5 4 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 5 1 1 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 2 4 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 4 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 0 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 4 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 124 165 188 133 105 715
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 25 22 19 12 100
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 21 9 15 11 74
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 18 11 7 6 68
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 11 7 6 2 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 8 9 4 7 32
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 4 3 4 3 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 2 1 4 3 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 4 2 1 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 3 6 0 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 0 1 4 4 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 4 2 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 5 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 4 0 0 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 103 107 88 84 59 441
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 227 272 276 217 164 1156


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