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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 107 109 118 99 101 534
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 27 18 25 17 17 104
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 15 33 21 6 102
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 29 20 17 14 102
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 21 26 16 15 97
(U.S.) OH OHIO 22 17 27 13 11 90
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 25 18 12 11 88
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 11 9 20 21 75
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 16 10 10 13 67
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 13 15 13 13 66
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 9 12 16 9 54
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 10 7 11 12 50
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 4 10 9 7 41
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 9 10 9 4 39
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 9 7 8 5 38
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 11 8 10 2 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 10 13 6 3 35
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 9 9 4 4 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 5 8 2 2 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 6 6 3 1 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 5 5 2 20
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 5 5 5 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 6 2 1 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 5 3 2 3 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 3 1 2 1 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 0 3 2 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 3 3 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 0 3 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 4 1 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 409 403 435 361 305 1913
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 79 74 83 96 75 407
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 44 57 68 50 45 264
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 20 21 15 19 94
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 13 21 19 20 82
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 11 8 8 11 49
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 12 11 8 9 46
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 9 7 8 4 39
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 4 4 11 2 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 9 6 6 4 30
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 5 6 5 5 28
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 5 7 3 6 23
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 4 4 5 0 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 3 1 3 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 1 4 3 2 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 4 1 2 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 3 2 2 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 5 1 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 3 1 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 231 239 277 258 222 1227
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 640 642 712 619 527 3140


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