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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 261, Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 2 3 8 8 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 10 4 7 4 29
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 5 4 1 2 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 3 6 0 1 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 1 4 2 15
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 0 4 3 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 2 3 2 5 12
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 1 5 1 3 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 2 3 1 0 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 5 0 2 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 0 1 4 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 1 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 1 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 3 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 1 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 68 52 52 51 49 272
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 26 15 12 11 81
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 10 8 11 10 49
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 5 1 8 3 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 6 2 5 16
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 3 1 3 2 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 1 1 3 4 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 2 0 2 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 1 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 49 56 46 52 54 257
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 117 108 98 103 103 529


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