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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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 32 35 37 41 26 171
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 25 28 20 10 10 93
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 16 10 16 13 68
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 18 12 11 13 65
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 5 11 12 18 62
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 11 15 11 10 53
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 12 7 12 9 50
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 11 4 7 3 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 5 12 0 4 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 6 2 4 5 22
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 4 4 2 2 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 2 2 4 3 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 2 3 5 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 1 2 2 0 13
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 6 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 5 1 0 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 3 3 0 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 180 175 166 155 135 811
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 65 67 71 62 63 328
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 42 35 29 34 20 160
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 16 12 8 14 10 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 17 4 14 7 53
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 10 7 8 6 42
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 4 8 10 8 40
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 8 9 9 6 40
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 5 10 8 5 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 7 5 1 23
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 5 5 2 4 21
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 6 2 4 3 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 3 1 1 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 0 3 0 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 0 1 3 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 2 1 0 1 7
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 4 1 0 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 4 0 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 205 190 180 182 147 904
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 385 365 346 337 282 1715


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