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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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.) TX TEXAS 35 37 41 26 30 169
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 20 10 10 29 97
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 12 11 13 14 68
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 10 16 13 10 65
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 11 15 11 10 15 62
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 11 12 18 13 59
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 7 12 9 5 45
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 4 7 3 4 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 12 0 4 4 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 4 5 5 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 3 5 6 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 4 3 4 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 4 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 6 3 1 3 0 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 2 0 6 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 5 1 0 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 1 6 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 175 166 155 135 174 805
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 67 71 62 63 75 338
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 29 34 20 33 151
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 8 14 10 16 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 4 14 7 11 53
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 7 8 6 8 39
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 9 9 6 7 39
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 8 10 8 8 38
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 10 8 5 7 35
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 7 5 1 4 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 2 4 3 5 20
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 5 2 4 1 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 0 3 0 5 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 1 3 3 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 4 0 0 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 4 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 190 180 182 147 197 896
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 365 346 337 282 371 1701


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