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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 28 20 30 24 25 127
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 9 22 10 12 64
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 15 9 17 11 57
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 10 13 9 9 54
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 9 14 16 9 53
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 8 15 8 12 48
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 6 17 12 6 47
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 8 11 9 12 43
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 10 14 6 10 42
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 15 11 8 5 3 42
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 3 8 16 6 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 8 9 9 6 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 5 11 8 7 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 7 3 5 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 5 4 6 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 8 0 4 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 4 4 6 3 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 6 3 0 4 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 2 8 5 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 5 3 4 2 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 4 3 6 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 1 5 5 15
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 1 1 3 3 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 4 3 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 3 1 4 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 4 1 1 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 4 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 142 168 250 210 195 965
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 39 51 42 35 192
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 34 26 56 36 30 182
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 16 20 17 15 96
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 13 15 17 9 64
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 6 11 7 10 46
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 1 13 10 5 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 8 4 8 8 34
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 5 4 13 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 5 1 11 1 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 1 4 5 6 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 4 6 3 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 2 6 3 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 4 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 0 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 149 125 197 184 147 802
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 291 293 447 394 342 1767


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