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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 417, Pumps

( 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 26 12 21 15 19 93
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 9 15 13 7 64
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 8 8 11 10 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 5 12 8 5 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 10 6 5 6 38
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 4 6 4 7 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 7 11 1 1 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 8 4 2 4 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 5 3 7 2 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 3 9 6 1 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 5 2 6 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 4 4 3 0 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 3 5 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 5 2 2 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 6 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 4 2 0 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 4 3 3 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 4 3 1 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 4 1 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 3 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 177 115 159 116 100 667
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 93 51 63 40 48 295
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 36 32 12 18 141
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 39 25 24 20 18 126
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 29 16 17 7 7 76
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 6 11 2 5 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 3 7 5 5 27
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 2 7 1 4 24
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 4 5 3 5 21
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 1 8 2 2 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 1 4 4 1 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 3 3 2 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 5 2 3 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 255 154 196 111 128 844
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 432 269 355 227 228 1511


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