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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 251, Valves and Valve Actuation

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 17 13 10 12 76
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 27 10 6 14 15 72
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 13 5 6 10 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 8 6 6 9 40
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 4 9 8 28
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 3 8 2 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 5 2 4 3 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 6 3 0 1 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 2 3 4 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 4 5 0 5 19
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 5 1 3 1 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 4 5 2 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 1 4 0 5 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 1 4 0 3 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 0 3 3 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 0 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 0 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 1 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 0 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 188 104 74 84 110 560
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 61 40 37 34 47 219
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 45 25 18 20 27 135
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 11 13 6 4 50
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 5 6 6 7 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 6 3 5 5 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 4 5 3 3 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 4 2 3 3 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 1 6 2 4 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 0 2 3 2 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 0 1 3 2 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 2 0 4 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 194 105 105 90 113 607
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 382 209 179 174 223 1167


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