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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 285, Pipe Joints or Couplings

( 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.) TX TEXAS 16 12 24 28 24 104
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 10 12 28 16 86
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 9 10 15 18 65
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 4 12 14 14 61
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 4 3 4 13 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 10 6 4 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 0 12 1 6 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 6 2 4 3 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 5 3 4 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 7 4 4 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 2 4 4 14
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 2 0 5 4 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 3 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 1 1 4 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 0 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 5 2 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 5 1 3 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 1 0 2 0 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 0 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 145 80 137 140 146 648
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 35 22 36 32 28 153
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 19 31 31 43 146
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 6 13 13 22 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 2 18 14 15 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 3 8 8 13 37
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 6 8 6 4 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 3 4 8 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 0 4 4 5 18
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 3 4 3 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 6 1 0 3 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 0 4 4 11
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 5 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 106 81 139 129 174 629
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 251 161 276 269 320 1277


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