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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 2004 - 2008 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 518, Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 10 18 9 3 48
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 5 2 2 2 18
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 4 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 0 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 32 22 34 20 17 125
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 4 15 4 3 29
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 5 4 1 1 4 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 5 2 2 1 11
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 3 2 0 0 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 3 0 2 6
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 26 21 26 16 16 105
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 58 43 60 36 33 230


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