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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 77 70 47 40 37 271
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 30 30 27 15 130
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 32 16 17 13 101
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 33 19 16 15 9 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 22 19 17 13 17 88
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 16 18 9 13 70
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 12 10 16 16 67
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 8 14 17 13 63
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 18 9 11 7 60
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 12 10 7 16 56
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 14 10 6 9 54
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 12 10 4 6 47
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 9 7 6 5 40
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 8 5 4 12 40
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 14 7 2 6 38
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 9 8 8 4 37
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 5 8 10 6 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 7 5 5 3 28
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 9 5 5 3 28
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 8 2 4 4 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 5 2 3 2 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 4 1 4 2 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 3 4 6 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 7 2 2 1 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 5 3 3 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 5 2 3 2 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 2 1 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 1 2 4 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 5 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 2 4 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 392 391 289 267 254 1593
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 69 67 55 38 42 271
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 69 56 52 40 43 260
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 32 28 24 13 127
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 29 20 18 5 11 83
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 18 12 9 7 61
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 15 10 6 6 50
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 10 12 11 4 49
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 9 8 10 5 40
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 8 7 3 2 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 7 7 0 0 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 5 5 3 1 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 5 6 3 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 8 1 1 2 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 5 2 3 0 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 5 0 1 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 5 2 1 2 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 3 3 3 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 3 0 2 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 4 0 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 301 286 250 175 153 1165
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 693 677 539 442 407 2758


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