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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 209, Classifying, Separating, and Assorting 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 11 10 8 8 47
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 8 8 12 9 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 4 5 9 4 27
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 4 2 3 4 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 1 5 0 2 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 1 3 3 4 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 2 1 2 2 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 4 3 4 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 2 4 4 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 1 5 2 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 3 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 2 0 4 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 4 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 0 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 0 4 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 91 79 70 75 78 393
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 11 15 13 14 75
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 11 12 6 10 64
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 11 10 1 5 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 4 6 1 6 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 5 5 5 21
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 5 4 3 3 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 4 2 0 4 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 7 2 2 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 3 1 4 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 1 0 4 3 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 5 0 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 93 64 73 51 66 347
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 184 143 143 126 144 740


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