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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 585, Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds

( 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 55 44 58 58 56 271
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 44 43 39 52 48 226
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 20 21 19 21 99
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 6 16 10 18 40 90
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 4 8 9 3 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 10 5 7 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 5 2 3 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 2 3 3 0 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 1 2 5 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 2 6 1 10
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 1 1 1 0 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 4 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 4 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 153 150 168 196 210 877
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 19 18 22 14 92
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 10 11 17 23 78
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 17 10 16 9 59
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 3 7 5 4 29
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 4 6 6 9 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 5 4 5 5 23
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 5 2 5 1 20
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 5 4 7 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 4 1 3 6 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 1 5 1 4 16
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 4 4 2 14
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 4 1 3 1 11
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 89 80 80 102 95 446
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 242 230 248 298 305 1323


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