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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 251, Valves and Valve Actuation

( 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 30 27 10 6 14 87
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 24 17 13 10 81
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 11 13 5 6 50
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 11 8 6 6 38
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 3 5 3 8 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 8 5 1 3 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 3 4 4 9 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 6 4 2 3 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 10 6 3 0 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 5 4 5 0 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 7 5 2 4 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 2 4 5 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 7 1 4 0 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 8 1 4 0 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 5 1 1 1 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 6 0 1 1 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 2 0 3 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 4 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 186 188 104 74 84 636
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 62 61 40 37 34 234
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 45 25 18 20 148
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 16 11 13 6 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 5 6 6 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 8 6 3 5 29
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 7 4 5 3 27
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 9 4 2 3 23
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 7 1 6 2 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 10 0 2 3 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 5 0 1 3 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 180 194 105 105 90 674
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 366 382 209 179 174 1310


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