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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 18 10 36 26 37 127
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 17 29 26 20 99
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 18 19 22 18 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 10 18 17 23 80
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 9 15 11 11 53
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 7 13 5 22 52
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 12 9 11 14 51
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 13 12 15 49
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 13 10 6 7 46
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 10 15 8 42
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 2 12 8 10 38
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 3 8 8 14 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 2 6 8 9 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 3 10 6 6 28
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 6 8 0 3 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 3 5 4 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 4 5 5 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 5 2 7 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 4 6 3 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 6 2 6 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 0 6 1 4 15
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 3 3 2 5 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 4 3 3 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 2 6 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 6 3 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 2 6 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 0 4 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 5 2 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 2 4 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 139 150 276 235 296 1096
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 22 41 35 19 130
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 10 33 23 28 107
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 12 22 16 19 87
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 13 26 17 17 86
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 13 18 18 24 81
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 17 11 11 48
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 11 9 7 13 45
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 6 11 12 9 43
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 7 6 14 13 41
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 5 4 12 14 37
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 3 4 2 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 1 2 3 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 2 3 4 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 3 3 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 4 0 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 97 114 211 191 194 807
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 236 264 487 426 490 1903


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