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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 39 36 32 28 20 155
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 23 12 5 15 74
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 14 18 15 11 74
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 17 10 13 10 65
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 16 10 5 9 63
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 16 8 11 9 60
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 13 10 5 8 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 14 6 6 6 41
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 9 13 3 8 41
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 14 8 3 5 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 5 8 5 6 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 7 11 3 3 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 12 1 3 8 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 12 3 2 2 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 7 8 4 2 26
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 4 1 2 10 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 5 3 4 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 4 4 2 2 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 8 3 1 2 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 6 5 1 4 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 7 2 1 2 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 4 1 0 4 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 8 4 1 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 5 3 3 1 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 5 1 3 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 4 1 1 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 0 1 3 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 4 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 6 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 274 303 211 142 168 1098
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 87 91 31 25 39 273
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 47 48 32 34 26 187
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 32 27 28 16 120
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 11 13 10 13 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 8 12 12 6 50
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 12 4 6 8 40
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 9 9 9 1 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 3 0 3 5 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 4 3 1 2 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 3 2 2 3 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 3 5 1 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 4 0 4 0 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 239 252 146 149 125 911
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 513 555 357 291 293 2009


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