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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 099, Foods and Beverages: Apparatus

( 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 14 13 15 18 6 66
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 11 5 5 8 37
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 4 5 10 10 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 9 2 6 2 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 1 4 2 16
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 2 1 2 4 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 5 3 2 3 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 5 0 0 5 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 0 4 4 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 0 4 3 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 2 4 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 75 93 56 83 78 385
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 10 1 17 10 45
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 14 4 3 5 43
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 4 6 7 10 40
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 6 3 6 15 40
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 9 5 8 2 5 29
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 5 8 8 0 29
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 9 6 7 28
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 6 6 6 5 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 7 2 6 5 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 2 3 4 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 4 2 4 5 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 4 0 2 1 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 3 1 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 98 81 56 84 83 402
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 173 174 112 167 161 787


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