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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 062, Refrigeration

( 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 42 46 51 30 33 202
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 49 52 53 22 26 202
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 31 43 47 28 21 170
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 26 26 16 20 104
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 19 21 20 9 86
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 23 16 14 15 80
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 23 18 11 6 77
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 18 29 15 5 70
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 11 12 12 8 50
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 11 12 10 7 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 11 9 11 2 44
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 13 9 5 6 43
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 7 10 10 6 41
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 7 7 7 17 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 9 9 9 4 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 6 13 3 5 37
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 9 6 5 8 6 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 13 8 5 3 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 10 10 5 3 34
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 8 7 9 2 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 6 10 7 4 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 8 7 3 7 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 5 8 1 4 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 6 8 3 2 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 6 4 3 5 20
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 5 1 8 1 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 7 1 0 4 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 1 4 4 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 7 3 1 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 2 0 3 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 0 3 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 328 432 440 291 254 1745
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 151 131 114 97 71 564
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 69 93 102 59 65 388
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 46 50 31 21 169
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 20 29 19 12 97
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 12 25 14 11 75
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 12 10 8 11 57
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 9 17 9 1 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 12 3 3 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 6 3 5 2 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 1 3 2 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 1 3 3 0 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 1 2 5 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 5 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 3 0 2 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 332 363 391 265 226 1577
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 660 795 831 556 480 3322


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