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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids

( 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 6 12 19 6 51
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 6 5 0 4 22
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 7 4 3 2 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 6 2 3 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 6 6 3 1 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 4 4 1 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 6 2 5 1 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 3 3 5 2 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 3 4 2 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 3 5 2 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 5 2 1 1 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 1 0 4 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 2 3 2 1 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 6 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 0 6 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 5 2 4 0 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 5 1 0 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 3 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 86 104 91 86 40 407
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 22 26 21 13 99
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 18 19 10 7 82
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 13 14 24 13 73
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 6 5 3 1 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 7 4 7 2 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 3 6 2 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 6 1 5 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 3 4 4 1 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 4 2 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 3 0 0 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 3 1 0 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 4 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 97 96 102 100 52 447
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 183 200 193 186 92 854



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