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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 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids

( 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 12 19 6 11 4 52
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 5 2 8 0 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 3 1 4 2 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 2 3 3 1 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 5 2 3 0 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 2 3 1 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 1 3 1 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 2 3 0 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 5 1 1 3 12
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 0 4 1 1 11
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 6 1 3 1 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 0 0 4 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 4 2 0 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 1 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 91 86 40 60 26 303
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 21 13 26 14 100
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 24 13 24 9 84
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 10 7 9 10 55
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 2 3 8 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 1 5 1 3 16
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 6 2 3 1 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 1 2 1 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 3 1 3 0 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 0 4 1 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 2 2 0 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 4 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 0 3 0 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 102 100 52 96 49 399
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 193 186 92 156 75 702


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