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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 096, Gas Separation: Apparatus

( 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 13 7 7 6 10 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 12 7 3 3 32
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 7 10 6 5 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 5 4 6 3 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 3 8 5 4 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 7 7 1 20
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 3 3 8 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 5 3 5 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 2 3 1 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 4 2 4 0 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 4 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 1 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 2 4 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 70 79 79 79 59 366
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 26 33 23 15 110
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 14 17 5 8 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 10 6 7 5 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 4 7 6 6 29
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 7 4 6 5 26
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 3 1 3 7 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 5 1 1 0 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 0 2 2 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 2 4 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 1 2 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 60 89 80 63 57 349
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 130 168 159 142 116 715


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