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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 285, Pipe Joints or Couplings

( 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.) TX TEXAS 25 24 16 12 24 101
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 16 20 10 12 73
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 15 13 9 10 66
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 14 17 4 12 61
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 5 7 4 3 27
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 2 4 3 10 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 5 0 12 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 6 6 6 2 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 4 3 2 5 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 4 1 0 5 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 6 3 4 1 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 3 1 4 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 6 1 0 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 4 3 2 11
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 1 3 2 0 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 4 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 0 7 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 3 5 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 4 0 4 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 3 1 0 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 4 0 0 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 138 130 145 80 137 630
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 20 32 35 22 36 145
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 24 22 19 31 118
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 16 10 6 13 57
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 10 8 2 18 41
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 11 5 3 8 30
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 4 3 6 8 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 7 4 1 3 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 4 2 2 3 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 1 6 1 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 5 0 4 12
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 3 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 91 120 106 81 139 537
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 229 250 251 161 276 1167


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