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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 210, Liquid Purification or Separation

( 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 77 77 74 81 98 407
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 33 33 36 57 43 202
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 36 46 35 38 184
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 31 33 39 48 178
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 22 28 34 31 147
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 31 32 39 27 146
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 25 29 24 28 129
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 19 24 22 27 115
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 11 19 21 35 103
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 14 20 17 28 102
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 16 23 20 22 98
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 19 21 16 12 17 85
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 18 20 11 17 84
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 13 20 22 16 77
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 16 16 14 13 71
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 10 13 8 22 62
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 11 18 9 6 57
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 4 16 14 13 54
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 5 7 14 13 53
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 10 6 5 28 50
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 7 14 10 7 46
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 10 4 10 9 12 45
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 7 7 5 13 40
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 7 8 6 5 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 4 5 5 9 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 7 5 5 7 27
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 4 6 6 3 27
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 2 8 6 4 26
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 3 4 3 6 22
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 1 0 7 7 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 3 3 3 5 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 4 5 5 4 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 4 5 2 1 20
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 3 3 5 5 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 1 4 3 4 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 6 3 4 4 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 6 2 2 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 3 2 3 1 15
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 4 2 1 4 12
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 4 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 2 5 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 1 4 0 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 540 510 614 601 685 2950
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 78 75 90 107 97 447
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 61 48 58 70 96 333
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 43 36 30 32 53 194
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 19 28 38 39 156
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 17 24 20 31 107
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 18 11 20 19 95
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 16 20 16 10 76
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 18 11 14 12 20 75
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 15 10 14 14 16 69
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 8 16 16 8 61
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 10 11 11 10 54
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 7 7 7 21 45
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 7 11 8 12 43
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 5 7 4 12 34
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 7 7 7 7 32
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 4 4 8 7 27
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 3 7 6 2 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 3 6 5 3 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 5 4 6 6 23
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 4 2 4 16
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 5 3 3 2 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 3 3 5 13
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 3 9 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 1 2 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 0 2 3 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 2 2 1 3 0 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FOX FAROE ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 385 334 392 440 504 2055
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 925 844 1006 1041 1189 5005


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