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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 40 37 61 35 61 234
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 15 18 27 42 129
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 13 20 20 19 89
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 9 16 17 27 84
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 16 18 11 20 81
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 17 12 11 23 76
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 13 16 7 13 58
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 9 12 12 19 58
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 7 16 11 11 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 16 13 3 16 55
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 13 4 6 9 49
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 4 6 12 13 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 5 7 10 11 39
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 10 12 7 39
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 6 10 10 10 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 12 4 6 8 34
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 7 6 12 33
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 10 6 3 7 6 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 5 3 10 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 5 4 5 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 6 3 3 3 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 7 2 6 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 3 4 4 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 3 4 3 2 17
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 4 4 2 2 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 2 4 1 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 1 0 7 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 3 3 3 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 6 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 3 3 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 4 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 3 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 267 254 307 272 394 1494
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 38 42 54 58 81 273
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 43 47 37 57 224
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 24 13 20 17 26 100
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 6 10 14 23 59
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 7 15 9 18 58
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 5 12 15 16 58
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 11 15 7 13 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 4 11 3 15 44
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 3 6 5 7 27
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 2 4 7 18
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 3 4 7 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 1 11 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 2 2 9 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 6 5 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 3 4 2 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 2 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 4 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 5 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 175 153 221 200 323 1072
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 442 407 528 472 717 2566


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