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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 221, Article Dispensing

( 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 11 14 5 6 6 42
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 8 5 11 11 42
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 3 4 3 5 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 4 3 4 5 25
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 5 7 1 2 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 3 3 3 5 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 3 1 7 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 0 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 2 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 1 1 3 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 1 2 5 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 2 0 0 3 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 3 1 4 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 0 2 3 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 2 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 3 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 107 74 56 51 78 366
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 10 8 12 5 9 44
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 2 3 1 6 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 0 2 3 11
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 1 1 5 2 10
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 4 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 1 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 35 25 25 22 33 140
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 142 99 81 73 111 506


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