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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 36 32 28 20 30 146
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 8 11 9 22 66
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 18 15 11 8 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 12 5 15 9 64
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 10 13 10 13 63
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 10 5 9 14 54
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 10 5 8 15 51
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 6 6 6 17 49
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 13 3 8 9 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 8 3 5 11 41
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 1 3 8 11 35
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 11 3 3 8 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 2 10 14 31
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 8 5 6 3 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 3 2 2 7 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 3 4 8 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 8 4 2 3 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 5 1 4 4 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 3 1 2 4 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 2 2 5 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 8 4 1 1 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 2 1 2 4 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 3 1 3 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 5 1 3 1 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 0 4 3 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 5 3 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 1 1 2 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 0 1 3 4 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 1 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 0 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 0 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 303 211 142 168 250 1074
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 91 31 25 39 51 237
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 48 32 34 26 56 196
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 27 28 16 20 123
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 13 10 13 15 62
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 12 12 6 11 49
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 9 9 1 13 41
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 4 6 8 4 34
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 3 5 1 4 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 2 2 3 4 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 3 1 2 2 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 3 5 1 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 0 1 5 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 0 4 0 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 252 146 149 125 197 869
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 555 357 291 293 447 1943


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