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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 095, Gas Separation: Processes

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 14 5 19 35 14 87
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 12 19 24 9 76
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 12 15 18 6 66
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 9 13 12 12 53
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 11 6 12 10 48
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 8 14 9 5 47
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 6 7 12 6 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 3 6 9 6 29
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 7 7 5 5 29
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 4 3 9 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 5 3 4 5 19
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 5 4 1 2 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 0 3 3 6 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 5 3 1 4 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 4 1 2 1 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 1 5 1 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 2 1 5 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 4 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 3 2 3 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 129 124 165 188 133 739
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 14 22 25 22 19 102
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 26 18 11 7 76
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 18 21 9 15 75
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 10 11 7 6 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 4 8 9 4 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 4 4 2 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 1 3 6 16
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 1 4 3 4 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 5 2 1 4 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 4 2 9
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 3 0 1 4 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 4 0 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 76 103 107 88 84 458
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 205 227 272 276 217 1197


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