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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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.) TX TEXAS 26 30 36 18 28 138
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 29 19 20 23 101
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 14 35 15 13 90
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 13 10 22 19 82
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 4 17 12 16 52
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 10 15 5 11 8 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 10 9 7 9 48
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 5 12 4 10 40
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 8 11 5 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 6 7 10 3 31
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 11 3 4 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 6 2 2 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 1 5 0 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 6 4 2 2 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 1 6 4 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 4 2 5 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 2 5 1 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 5 5 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 4 2 3 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 3 1 2 5 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 3 4 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 6 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 4 2 3 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 3 0 4 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 135 174 218 180 187 894
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 63 75 126 91 107 462
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 33 48 32 33 166
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 16 30 24 19 99
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 11 16 15 13 62
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 8 11 4 14 45
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 7 12 8 8 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 7 11 7 5 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 8 6 6 5 31
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 4 4 5 11 25
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 5 7 4 6 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 6 1 2 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 1 3 3 3 14
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 3 0 2 1 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 3 0 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 0 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 1 6 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 147 197 301 216 251 1112
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 282 371 519 396 438 2006


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