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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 2006 - 2010 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 055, Gas Separation

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 18 22 15 17 87
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 8 13 11 9 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 10 4 10 14 40
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 4 7 12 9 4 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 8 9 15 36
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 8 8 9 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 9 8 6 10 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 5 7 6 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 2 3 6 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 1 5 3 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 3 4 4 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 5 2 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 0 2 5 10
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 2 2 1 5 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 1 4 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 2 4 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 4 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 61 98 121 119 146 545
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 21 38 40 31 156
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 16 15 27 39 44 141
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 13 18 25 30 101
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 6 12 9 10 44
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 3 7 9 9 31
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 7 4 6 8 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 2 4 1 5 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 5 6 3 4 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 2 6 2 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 5 2 1 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 2 4 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 3 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 85 81 131 157 159 613
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 146 179 252 276 305 1158


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