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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 055, Gas Separation

( 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.) MN MINNESOTA 14 15 18 22 15 84
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 2 8 13 11 42
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 4 4 7 12 9 36
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 5 6 8 8 34
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 2 10 4 10 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 9 8 6 28
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 2 8 9 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 4 5 7 22
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 3 1 5 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 4 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 1 3 4 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 4 1 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 1 5 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 3 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 0 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 75 61 98 121 119 474
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 26 21 38 40 146
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 16 15 27 39 105
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 15 13 18 25 96
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 7 6 12 9 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 3 3 7 9 25
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 7 4 6 23
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 0 5 6 3 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 7 2 4 1 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 2 6 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 5 2 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 74 85 81 131 157 528
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 149 146 179 252 276 1002


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