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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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 55 44 46 35 36 216
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 8 13 14 11 55
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 12 12 9 6 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 11 7 8 5 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 6 5 3 11 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 0 6 8 9 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 7 5 7 9 31
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 7 8 2 8 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 10 6 4 3 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 6 6 7 5 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 3 4 5 0 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 4 2 5 0 20
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 10 4 1 3 1 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 5 0 3 4 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 4 1 4 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 2 4 4 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 0 3 5 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 5 3 0 3 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 1 2 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 1 8 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 2 4 3 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 2 5 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 3 1 3 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 0 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 182 161 159 147 162 811
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 51 37 49 41 48 226
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 22 20 17 22 96
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 11 18 27 24 90
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 6 7 7 3 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 8 4 5 2 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 6 4 4 6 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 3 9 4 2 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 5 2 1 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 1 1 3 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 4 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 0 0 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 120 111 125 116 125 597
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 302 272 284 263 287 1408


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