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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 96 93 77 89 107 462
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 11 17 24 24 88
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 17 13 17 21 85
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 14 18 16 17 83
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 21 7 16 11 75
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 6 16 12 18 73
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 15 11 16 15 73
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 9 10 17 11 63
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 11 9 18 9 60
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 13 10 7 10 53
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 12 5 10 9 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 12 9 8 7 46
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 7 5 11 4 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 5 7 8 8 36
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 2 2 5 14 33
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 4 6 5 10 33
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 11 9 2 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 3 3 6 6 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 3 4 9 23
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 5 7 4 1 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 6 6 5 21
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 3 4 4 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 2 6 4 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 4 4 2 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 1 4 6 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 5 2 1 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 5 6 0 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 5 0 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 358 295 290 359 353 1655
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 95 75 62 95 110 437
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 50 46 28 49 50 223
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 19 17 30 16 97
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 20 18 18 12 87
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 11 13 8 9 49
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 9 7 5 10 39
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 5 6 10 10 34
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 2 8 7 3 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 3 3 4 11 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 4 4 7 7 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 5 5 5 9 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 4 4 3 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 2 5 1 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 2 2 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 4 4 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 0 0 3 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 0 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 254 221 198 271 271 1215
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 612 516 488 630 624 2870


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