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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 062, Refrigeration

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 63 49 52 53 22 239
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 49 42 46 51 30 218
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 29 31 43 47 28 178
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 28 16 26 26 16 112
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 17 19 21 20 101
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 12 23 16 14 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 19 23 18 11 81
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 3 18 29 15 81
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 11 11 9 11 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 7 11 12 10 54
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 8 7 10 10 51
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 10 13 9 5 50
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 7 11 12 12 46
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 6 9 9 9 45
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 6 10 10 5 42
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 10 6 13 3 40
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 10 9 6 5 8 38
(U.S.) IA IOWA 13 2 7 7 7 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 7 8 7 9 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 3 6 10 7 32
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 9 5 8 1 32
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 5 13 8 5 32
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 4 6 8 3 31
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 4 8 7 3 29
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 4 5 1 8 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 6 7 1 0 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 6 4 3 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 4 1 4 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 1 7 3 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 2 0 3 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 2 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 433 328 432 440 291 1924
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 164 151 131 114 97 657
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 73 69 93 102 59 396
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 21 46 50 31 189
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 17 20 29 19 106
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 13 12 25 14 69
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 16 12 10 8 66
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 9 9 17 9 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 6 5 12 3 34
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 6 3 5 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 1 3 3 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 5 1 3 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 2 2 3 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 2 2 3 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 1 3 1 2 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 5 2 0 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 380 332 363 391 265 1731
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 813 660 795 831 556 3655


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