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

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 93 78 89 107 84 451
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 13 17 21 29 97
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 17 24 24 18 94
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 18 16 17 21 86
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 16 12 18 23 75
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 11 16 15 14 71
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 9 18 9 18 65
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 21 7 16 11 8 63
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 10 17 11 15 62
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 10 7 10 15 55
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 5 10 9 9 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 9 8 7 5 41
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 7 8 8 7 35
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 5 10 8 33
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 11 9 2 7 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 5 11 4 4 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 5 14 7 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 6 6 9 27
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 7 4 1 8 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 6 6 5 5 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 4 9 3 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 6 4 7 21
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 3 4 4 3 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 3 2 6 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 4 6 2 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 5 6 0 1 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 5 2 1 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 1 6 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 6 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 4 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 3 2 3 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 295 290 359 353 370 1667
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 75 62 95 110 96 438
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 46 28 49 50 70 243
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 17 30 16 13 95
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 18 18 12 25 93
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 13 8 9 14 55
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 6 10 10 15 46
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 7 5 10 10 41
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 5 5 9 14 38
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 4 11 9 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 4 7 7 7 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 8 7 3 5 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 4 3 6 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 2 2 4 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 4 4 1 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 5 1 1 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 2 0 4 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 0 1 5 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 3 2 3 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 221 198 271 271 321 1282
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 516 488 630 624 691 2949


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