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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 104 84 134 131 135 588
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 29 42 40 49 181
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 23 47 45 42 174
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 18 34 28 56 160
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 14 28 33 44 134
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 21 24 32 29 122
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 18 29 29 26 111
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 15 23 22 31 102
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 15 18 29 23 95
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 8 23 14 20 76
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 5 19 21 23 75
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 7 15 16 22 72
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 7 15 16 17 63
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 7 14 15 25 63
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 9 20 11 12 58
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 9 13 13 13 57
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 8 11 9 10 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 3 6 10 13 41
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 7 9 11 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 5 7 8 10 35
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 8 2 14 10 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 2 8 10 9 35
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 6 11 8 6 33
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 7 5 4 3 23
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 3 4 5 3 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 6 3 2 6 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 5 4 5 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 3 5 3 16
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 6 4 4 1 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 2 4 4 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 4 6 2 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 7 0 6 14
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 2 4 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 4 0 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 1 4 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 4 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 346 370 600 618 693 2627
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 110 96 202 187 225 820
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 50 70 101 88 90 399
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 14 43 41 54 161
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 13 18 33 36 116
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 25 33 26 16 112
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 14 28 17 25 93
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 10 24 20 20 84
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 15 13 17 20 75
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 9 15 13 11 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 7 5 11 12 42
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 5 8 11 16 41
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 5 7 9 12 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 5 13 10 30
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 5 7 8 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 6 2 4 5 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 6 2 7 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 7 4 4 18
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 4 5 4 18
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 4 3 3 4 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 2 2 2 3 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 1 0 0 4 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 3 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 271 321 547 531 609 2279
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 617 691 1147 1149 1302 4906


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