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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 78 88 103 84 129 482
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 16 21 29 41 120
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 25 24 18 34 118
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 12 17 23 47 115
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 16 16 21 23 93
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 16 15 14 27 83
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 18 9 18 29 83
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 17 11 15 23 76
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 16 11 8 23 65
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 7 10 15 18 60
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 8 7 5 19 47
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 10 9 9 13 46
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 8 8 7 14 44
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 6 6 9 20 44
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 9 2 7 14 42
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 5 12 7 15 41
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 5 10 8 11 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 11 4 4 7 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 6 5 5 7 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 9 3 6 25
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 6 4 7 5 24
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 2 6 11 24
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 4 1 8 2 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 6 2 8 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 6 0 1 7 19
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 4 4 3 4 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 4 2 3 2 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 6 3 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 6 4 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 2 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 2 4 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 0 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 287 357 345 370 589 1948
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 60 92 110 96 200 558
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 48 50 70 100 296
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 17 12 25 33 104
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 30 16 13 18 94
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 5 9 14 42 75
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 8 9 14 28 72
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 5 10 10 24 56
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 10 9 15 13 53
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 11 9 15 42
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 7 7 7 5 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 7 2 5 7 29
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 4 3 6 2 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 1 5 8 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 2 4 5 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 1 2 7 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 1 3 6 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 5 1 1 5 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 2 3 4 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 0 4 3 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 4 4 1 0 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 195 266 269 321 543 1594
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 482 623 614 691 1132 3542


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