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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 39 37 41 24 18 159
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 27 29 23 12 116
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 16 25 9 7 78
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 13 12 13 5 59
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 11 15 13 11 58
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 14 14 5 4 51
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 10 10 7 4 46
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 8 10 9 7 46
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 7 7 11 10 45
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 7 10 5 4 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 4 14 4 6 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 3 13 8 5 36
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 8 2 5 5 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 7 5 3 7 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 6 10 5 3 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 5 5 4 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 6 2 6 1 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 4 3 4 1 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 6 1 1 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 2 2 0 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 1 1 1 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 4 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 5 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 4 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 268 249 253 187 139 1096
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 37 35 27 26 13 138
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 32 21 22 20 18 113
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 22 16 28 13 106
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 20 14 16 13 78
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 6 12 13 8 48
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 8 13 8 3 47
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 10 14 5 5 46
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 4 12 8 5 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 8 6 5 1 32
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 8 4 2 2 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 5 3 5 2 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 3 3 1 0 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 2 0 2 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 4 3 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 201 168 160 153 97 779
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 469 417 413 340 236 1875


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