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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 141, Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means

( 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 27 23 19 16 13 98
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 13 12 5 7 52
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 11 14 5 8 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 10 14 7 9 50
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 11 9 3 8 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 13 6 3 7 39
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 9 7 3 4 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 3 11 4 3 28
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 4 5 7 2 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 3 5 2 3 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 8 4 2 1 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 7 5 2 1 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 5 1 2 2 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 4 3 0 5 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 5 2 3 2 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 5 2 1 2 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 3 1 1 3 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 6 1 1 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 3 3 0 0 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 5 1 3 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 1 0 2 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 4 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 5 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 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.)   -- Subtotal -- 187 169 151 79 96 682
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 24 19 15 13 86
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 22 17 8 7 80
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 11 10 3 11 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 10 4 3 2 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 4 5 2 20
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 8 5 2 3 20
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 5 4 3 3 19
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 4 6 6 0 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 4 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 81 104 79 54 47 365
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 268 273 230 133 143 1047


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