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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 062, Refrigeration

( 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 30 33 38 37 38 176
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 26 28 30 32 138
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 20 29 29 27 121
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 21 19 24 20 112
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 15 15 12 9 65
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 6 10 19 14 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 9 11 11 7 58
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 2 9 22 14 58
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 4 16 15 11 55
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 12 8 18 6 10 54
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 5 13 12 7 52
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 17 6 14 4 48
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 6 14 4 9 43
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 6 11 7 10 42
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 6 13 12 3 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 12 9 10 39
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 4 12 5 6 34
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 7 13 8 2 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 2 6 8 7 32
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 7 5 5 5 32
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 12 3 6 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 4 6 7 7 25
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 5 7 0 20
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 1 5 2 1 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 3 6 1 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 3 3 0 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 5 2 3 0 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 4 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 4 0 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 3 2 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 291 254 356 340 277 1518
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 97 71 132 110 124 534
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 59 65 94 86 76 380
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 21 33 35 37 157
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 12 12 8 13 64
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 11 14 9 10 58
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 11 6 8 11 44
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 13 10 11 40
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 1 8 11 9 38
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 5 10 2 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 2 3 4 2 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 0 3 2 6 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 2 6 2 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 0 6 1 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 1 0 3 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 4 3 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 3 4 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 3 2 3 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 5 1 0 0 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 265 226 340 329 331 1491
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 556 480 696 669 608 3009


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