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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 2000 - 2004 Utility Patent Grants,
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 055, Gas Separation

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 10 12 11 9 53
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 7 12 7 10 40
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 4 10 7 8 36
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 4 9 7 8 5 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 6 7 5 6 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 4 4 5 5 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 7 8 1 1 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 4 2 3 9 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 4 5 3 2 18
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 4 2 4 3 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 2 2 2 4 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 0 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 3 3 1 1 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 5 4 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 5 0 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 8 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 1 1 0 2 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 100 89 111 84 88 472
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 24 20 26 21 112
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 19 13 23 15 30 100
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 3 6 16 8 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 8 9 6 5 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 9 5 4 23
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 8 1 5 3 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 6 1 3 3 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 3 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 1 3 0 0 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 4 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 70 81 79 85 89 404
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 170 170 190 169 177 876


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