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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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 35 36 42 49 56 218
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 11 15 23 21 84
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 8 5 17 16 48
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 6 9 12 10 46
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 9 5 8 9 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 9 5 8 5 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 8 8 11 34
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 11 3 9 7 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 5 5 5 9 32
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 5 3 7 11 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 5 8 3 4 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 7 5 8 27
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 8 4 7 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 5 4 2 8 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 0 7 2 6 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 0 3 5 6 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 4 4 3 3 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 8 5 2 1 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 8 4 2 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 1 4 5 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 3 4 5 1 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 147 162 187 211 227 934
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 41 48 67 89 82 327
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 22 32 47 68 186
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 24 36 36 20 143
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 6 8 5 7 30
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 6 9 9 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 2 5 6 7 25
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 3 8 0 4 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 4 8 4 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 2 3 3 7 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 5 5 4 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 4 1 5 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 4 2 2 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 2 3 3 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 4 1 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 0 5 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 2 4 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 3 2 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 116 125 202 231 238 912
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 263 287 389 442 465 1846


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