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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 2005 - 2009 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 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 33 20 14 24 118
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 23 16 20 16 94
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 16 26 16 12 18 88
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 21 19 16 14 10 80
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 16 12 10 9 60
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 8 9 4 13 48
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 11 12 6 8 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 15 5 8 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 8 9 5 8 37
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 9 3 6 8 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 6 4 6 5 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 6 7 4 5 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 6 4 4 1 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 4 2 4 1 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 5 3 0 3 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 4 0 6 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 6 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 4 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 3 1 4 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 1 2 0 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 5 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 185 230 188 137 164 904
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 38 57 34 26 25 180
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 12 13 12 11 60
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 14 9 8 11 57
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 9 10 8 8 47
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 10 12 11 3 7 43
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 8 7 7 4 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 9 7 5 8 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 3 6 7 9 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 4 5 3 3 22
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 6 3 4 5 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 6 5 5 3 20
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 5 3 3 6 20
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 4 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 3 1 3 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 3 1 0 4 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 140 169 133 104 121 667
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 325 399 321 241 285 1571


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