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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 285, Pipe Joints or Couplings

( 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 24 28 24 18 12 106
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 28 16 14 11 81
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 15 18 18 14 75
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 14 14 9 7 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 13 5 5 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 6 4 5 1 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 4 4 4 5 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 1 6 0 2 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 3 4 8 20
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 5 4 5 4 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 4 1 3 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 1 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 3 3 3 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 1 3 3 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 4 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 1 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 0 2 8 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 0 4 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 3 2 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 137 140 146 117 115 655
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 31 43 33 30 168
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 32 28 29 30 155
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 13 22 18 23 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 14 15 11 7 65
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 8 13 9 11 49
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 6 4 5 7 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 8 9 3 27
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 5 5 7 25
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 4 3 4 3 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 5 7 1 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 1 5 2 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 4 4 1 2 11
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 2 1 4 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 3 1 4 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 139 129 174 148 144 734
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 276 269 320 265 259 1389


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