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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 210, Liquid Purification or 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 75 68 86 77 77 383
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 30 40 35 33 33 171
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 42 32 29 23 25 151
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 31 37 32 22 148
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 34 28 29 36 148
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 21 32 37 27 31 148
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 17 20 23 19 102
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 21 23 23 14 100
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 13 17 17 31 95
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 26 15 16 18 18 93
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 16 20 17 16 93
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 15 20 17 11 79
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 21 16 18 9 10 74
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 12 12 19 21 74
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 14 15 12 16 72
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 14 11 13 11 61
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 12 16 14 5 60
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 13 12 8 7 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 13 12 1 10 42
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 11 6 11 10 4 42
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 4 11 6 13 42
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 11 11 8 3 41
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 7 11 7 4 36
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 7 7 8 4 35
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 6 8 3 7 33
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 7 9 5 7 30
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 5 6 8 4 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 9 3 8 4 28
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 6 8 7 1 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8 5 6 7 1 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 5 2 8 7 26
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 4 7 1 6 25
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 3 3 6 2 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 5 3 2 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 4 2 6 3 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 2 6 3 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 4 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 3 4 1 4 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 3 3 1 4 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 3 1 1 1 11
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 3 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 550 546 600 540 510 2746
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 75 82 97 78 75 407
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 71 50 60 61 48 290
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 38 36 29 43 36 182
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 21 36 32 19 131
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 18 22 27 18 100
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 18 17 15 17 83
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 14 12 18 11 67
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 16 12 13 15 10 66
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 13 10 14 16 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 8 11 13 8 47
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 5 3 12 10 39
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 13 6 6 3 34
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 8 2 8 4 7 29
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 7 5 7 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 6 6 3 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 3 6 5 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 4 3 4 4 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 4 3 7 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 2 2 5 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 1 5 1 5 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 1 3 3 3 14
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 5 4 1 2 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 341 327 371 385 334 1758
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 891 873 971 925 844 4504


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