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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 423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds

( 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 23 20 26 18 27 114
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 23 14 27 26 20 110
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 16 18 16 19 89
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 8 21 22 18 83
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 7 13 9 10 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 10 13 9 8 52
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 9 9 10 9 46
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 7 12 5 12 45
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 7 10 4 14 43
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 9 11 8 9 42
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 5 8 6 2 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 4 7 2 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 1 5 2 6 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 6 4 3 1 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 4 4 5 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 5 1 6 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 5 6 1 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 5 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 3 3 6 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 0 4 2 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 6 3 1 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 4 2 3 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 0 5 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 4 1 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 200 166 237 194 201 998
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 77 74 98 58 66 373
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 44 42 36 29 31 182
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 14 15 14 15 77
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 9 14 10 11 54
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 7 14 10 12 49
(Foreign) INX INDIA 13 5 7 6 9 40
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 9 8 3 8 39
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 7 3 4 6 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 4 9 1 5 24
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 4 7 5 5 24
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 6 3 2 4 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 6 6 2 2 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 1 3 6 1 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 7 1 3 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 4 1 0 7 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 0 7 2 3 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 2 0 2 5 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 3 4 4 14
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 0 6 1 2 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 3 0 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 239 211 259 173 208 1090
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 439 377 496 367 409 2088


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