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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 251, Valves and Valve Actuation

( 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 6 14 15 16 22 73
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 10 12 8 16 59
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 6 9 15 12 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 9 8 3 7 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 6 10 5 5 31
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 4 10 10 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 8 2 2 6 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 0 3 6 5 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 0 5 2 5 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 5 2 2 3 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 0 5 3 3 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 3 4 2 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 3 3 3 12
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 3 1 1 5 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 2 2 4 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 0 4 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 5 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 74 84 110 97 140 505
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 37 34 47 37 38 193
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 20 27 19 37 121
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 6 4 8 8 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 6 7 9 9 37
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 3 8 11 27
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 5 5 3 10 26
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 3 3 8 4 23
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 2 3 10 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 2 4 2 5 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 2 3 5 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 4 3 0 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 0 1 5 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 105 90 113 110 155 573
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 179 174 223 207 295 1078


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