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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 096, Gas Separation: 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 10 6 8 8 8 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 5 4 7 4 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 3 6 2 7 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 5 2 5 3 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 1 0 2 9 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 2 3 3 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 1 2 4 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 3 1 2 5 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 5 1 3 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 3 5 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 4 1 3 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 59 54 60 63 88 324
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 11 20 38 32 116
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 7 10 8 15 47
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 7 5 11 15 46
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 3 2 7 7 25
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 6 2 5 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 2 5 4 6 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 8 0 1 3 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 3 5 3 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 3 1 4 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 57 53 67 88 102 367
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 116 107 127 151 190 691


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