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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 55 55 44 46 35 235
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 9 8 13 14 55
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 4 12 12 9 48
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 7 11 7 8 45
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 12 6 5 3 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 11 0 6 8 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 3 10 6 4 30
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 6 7 8 2 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 3 7 5 7 29
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 11 10 4 1 3 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 8 3 4 5 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 9 4 2 5 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 0 6 6 7 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 4 3 1 2 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 4 3 0 3 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 5 5 0 3 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 4 4 1 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 5 3 0 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 1 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 1 2 4 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 1 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 5 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 0 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 0 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 2 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 229 182 161 159 147 878
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 67 51 37 49 41 245
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 15 22 20 17 100
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 10 11 18 27 79
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 15 6 7 7 54
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 6 8 4 5 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 2 6 4 4 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 1 3 9 4 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 2 5 2 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 2 0 0 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 4 1 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 161 120 111 125 116 633
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 390 302 272 284 263 1511


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