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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 39 39 33 47 39 197
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 19 25 32 31 16 123
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 14 23 26 19 101
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 17 13 20 23 91
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 23 17 19 16 89
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 13 26 15 8 75
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 17 14 12 11 70
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 16 7 18 15 61
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 12 5 8 8 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 5 12 15 4 44
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 6 13 9 9 41
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 7 10 5 8 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 9 5 7 6 33
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 1 7 4 5 28
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 5 5 7 5 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 7 5 5 3 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 3 0 6 6 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 6 2 9 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 4 7 7 6 24
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 7 5 5 3 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 7 3 6 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 3 7 9 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 0 5 1 6 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 4 7 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 2 5 3 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 2 4 3 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 1 1 4 3 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 2 1 1 2 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 260 261 295 320 274 1410
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 67 62 62 103 87 381
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 38 49 71 47 230
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 34 49 35 17 167
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 29 17 14 17 12 89
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 18 14 18 12 77
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 6 8 11 10 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 4 6 18 12 46
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 10 9 8 11 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 8 7 2 1 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 5 3 2 7 19
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 2 5 2 2 19
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 4 0 5 7 19
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 6 3 1 0 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 8 0 1 1 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 2 3 3 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 5 0 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 4 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 219 237 238 312 239 1245
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 479 498 533 632 513 2655


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