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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 285, Pipe Joints or Couplings

( 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.) TX TEXAS 24 16 12 24 28 104
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 20 10 12 28 86
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 13 9 10 15 62
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 17 4 12 14 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 4 3 10 6 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 6 6 2 4 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 7 4 3 4 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 5 0 12 1 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 2 5 3 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 3 4 1 1 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 0 7 4 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 5 2 11
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 3 2 0 5 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 0 5 1 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 6 1 0 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 4 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 1 4 1 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 0 4 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 1 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 130 145 80 137 140 632
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 32 35 22 36 32 157
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 22 19 31 31 127
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 10 6 13 13 58
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 8 2 18 14 52
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 5 3 8 8 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 6 8 6 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 4 1 3 4 19
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 2 2 3 4 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 5 0 4 4 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 6 1 0 10
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 1 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 3 0 4 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 120 106 81 139 129 575
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 250 251 161 276 269 1207


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