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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 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids

( 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 19 6 11 4 4 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 2 8 0 2 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 1 1 3 4 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 1 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 2 3 0 1 11
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 2 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 3 0 0 9
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 4 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 4 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 86 40 60 26 38 250
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 13 26 14 10 84
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 24 13 24 9 14 84
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 7 9 10 7 43
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 2 3 8 2 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 2 3 1 1 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 5 1 3 2 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 2 2 0 1 9
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 2 0 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 4 1 0 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 100 52 96 49 44 341
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 186 92 156 75 82 591


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