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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 37 41 24 18 10 130
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 29 23 12 10 101
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 25 9 7 17 74
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 15 13 11 18 68
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 12 13 5 12 55
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 7 11 10 13 48
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 10 9 7 9 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 14 5 4 5 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 10 7 4 5 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 13 8 5 7 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 14 4 6 2 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 5 3 7 6 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 10 5 3 3 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 10 5 4 0 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 5 4 3 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 2 5 5 2 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 2 6 1 0 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 4 1 3 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 1 1 3 4 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 2 2 0 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 2 1 0 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 1 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 1 0 0 3 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 249 253 187 139 150 978
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 35 27 26 13 22 123
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 22 20 18 12 93
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 16 28 13 10 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 14 16 13 13 76
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 12 13 8 13 52
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 14 5 5 11 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 13 8 3 6 38
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 12 8 5 6 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 6 5 1 7 27
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 4 2 2 5 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 5 2 2 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 4 3 3 2 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 2 0 2 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 168 160 153 97 114 692
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 417 413 340 236 264 1670


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