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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 096, Gas Separation: Apparatus

( 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 8 8 14 13 12 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 4 11 13 10 45
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 10 9 11 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 9 4 4 8 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 7 5 5 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 3 5 8 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 7 4 4 5 22
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 5 4 6 4 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 5 5 4 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 7 3 6 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 1 4 5 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 2 1 1 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 2 6 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 1 0 2 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 0 2 4 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 6 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 3 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 63 88 96 97 125 469
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 38 32 47 36 45 198
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 15 10 15 22 73
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 15 9 5 10 47
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 7 7 5 6 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 6 7 1 5 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 5 6 5 4 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 3 6 3 4 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 5 4 5 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 3 4 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 0 2 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 0 0 4 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 88 102 110 88 121 509
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 151 190 206 185 246 978


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