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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 209, Classifying, Separating, and Assorting 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 7 12 9 4 8 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 8 8 5 5 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 9 4 6 7 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 4 4 5 9 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 4 2 2 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 4 4 1 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 2 5 3 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 5 2 1 5 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 2 3 5 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 3 0 8 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 0 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 4 3 1 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 4 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 69 75 78 61 81 364
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 13 14 8 12 62
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 6 10 7 11 46
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 1 5 5 8 29
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 5 5 5 8 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 1 6 3 9 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 3 3 4 2 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 2 2 2 1 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 4 1 3 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 4 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 0 0 1 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 4 1 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 0 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 0 0 2 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 73 51 66 52 71 313
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 142 126 144 113 152 677


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