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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 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor 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 6 12 19 6 11 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 3 5 2 8 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 6 3 1 4 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 6 2 3 3 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 4 3 2 3 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 3 4 2 3 16
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 5 0 4 1 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 2 5 1 1 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 5 2 3 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 4 1 3 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 2 2 1 1 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 6 1 3 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 2 4 0 0 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 1 0 4 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 2 1 1 0 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 5 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 104 91 86 40 60 381
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 26 21 13 26 108
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 14 24 13 24 88
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 19 10 7 9 63
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 4 7 2 3 23
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 5 3 1 3 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 6 2 3 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 1 5 1 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 4 4 1 2 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 4 2 2 2 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 3 0 4 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 0 0 3 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 3 0 3 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 4 2 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 1 0 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 96 102 100 52 96 446
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 200 193 186 92 156 827


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