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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 61 77 70 47 40 295
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 30 28 30 30 27 145
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 23 32 16 17 111
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 27 33 19 16 15 110
(U.S.) OH OHIO 22 22 19 17 13 93
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 15 18 9 11 66
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 13 12 10 16 66
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 14 16 18 9 65
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 15 14 10 6 57
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 11 8 14 17 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 15 12 10 4 52
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 11 12 10 7 52
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 9 14 7 2 45
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 13 9 7 6 42
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 8 9 8 8 41
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 11 8 5 4 37
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 6 9 5 5 32
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 3 5 8 10 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 8 7 5 5 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 3 8 2 4 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 9 5 2 3 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 6 7 2 2 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 9 4 1 4 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 3 2 3 3 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 3 4 2 1 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 4 5 3 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 5 2 3 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 3 2 0 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 5 2 1 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 3 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 3 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 360 392 391 289 267 1699
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 77 69 67 55 38 306
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 69 69 56 52 40 286
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 30 32 28 24 144
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 32 29 20 18 5 104
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 15 18 12 9 71
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 13 15 10 6 63
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 12 10 12 11 54
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 8 9 8 10 46
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 7 7 7 0 26
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 4 8 7 3 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 6 5 5 3 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 2 3 5 6 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 4 8 1 1 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 5 5 2 3 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 3 5 0 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 5 2 1 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 5 2 1 1 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 2 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 2 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 3 2 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 4 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 325 301 286 250 175 1337
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 685 693 677 539 442 3036


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