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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 423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds

( 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 27 26 20 36 123
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 26 18 27 27 118
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 21 22 18 16 85
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 18 16 19 15 84
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 13 9 10 22 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 13 9 8 15 55
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 11 8 9 10 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 12 5 12 11 47
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 9 10 9 10 47
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 10 4 14 10 45
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 8 6 2 9 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 7 2 7 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 5 2 6 8 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 5 1 6 6 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 3 4 3 4 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 6 1 3 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 4 4 5 3 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 3 6 5 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 4 3 1 2 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 0 4 2 4 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 6 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 5 2 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 4 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 2 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 166 237 194 201 259 1057
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 74 98 58 66 98 394
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 42 36 29 31 33 171
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 15 14 15 22 80
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 14 10 11 16 60
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 14 10 12 14 57
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 8 3 8 10 38
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 7 6 9 3 30
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 7 5 5 8 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 3 4 6 6 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 9 1 5 5 24
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 6 2 2 6 22
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 6 1 9 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 3 2 4 4 19
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 7 1 3 3 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 4 4 6 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 2 5 6 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 7 2 3 3 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 1 0 7 1 13
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 6 1 2 0 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 211 259 173 208 278 1129
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 377 496 367 409 537 2186


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