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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 47 39 36 32 28 182
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 31 16 14 18 15 94
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 19 23 12 5 85
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 23 16 10 5 74
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 18 15 17 10 13 73
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 16 16 8 11 70
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 11 13 10 5 51
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 8 14 8 3 48
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 9 14 6 6 44
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 8 9 13 3 41
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 6 7 11 3 34
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 6 5 8 5 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 8 12 3 2 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 5 7 8 4 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 4 4 4 1 28
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 9 4 4 2 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 5 5 5 3 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 12 1 3 24
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 3 2 8 4 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 7 7 2 1 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 3 6 5 1 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 6 5 3 3 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 6 4 1 2 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 6 8 3 1 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 3 4 5 1 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 9 4 1 0 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 4 0 1 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 6 1 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 4 1 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 0 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 4 0 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 320 274 303 211 142 1250
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 103 87 91 31 25 337
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 71 47 48 32 34 232
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 35 17 32 27 28 139
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 12 11 13 10 63
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 12 8 12 12 62
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 12 9 9 9 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 10 12 4 6 43
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 11 3 0 3 25
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 7 3 2 2 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 7 4 3 1 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 4 3 5 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 4 0 4 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 0 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 3 0 0 1 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 312 239 252 146 149 1098
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 632 513 555 357 291 2348


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