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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 2008 - 2012 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 261, Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus

( 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 3 8 8 4 8 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 7 4 5 10 30
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 1 3 5 10 24
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 5 5 6 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 2 4 7 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 1 7 2 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 1 4 3 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 4 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 0 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 4 2 3 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 0 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 1 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 4 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 4 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 4 0 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 52 51 49 65 83 300
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 12 11 18 22 78
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 11 10 10 10 49
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 2 5 6 7 26
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 8 3 4 6 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 3 4 4 6 18
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 3 2 1 5 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 2 4 5 12
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 1 1 2 4 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 3 3 2 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 46 52 54 63 77 292
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 98 103 103 128 160 592


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