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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 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 33 20 14 24 35 126
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 16 20 16 24 99
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 27 16 12 18 24 97
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 16 14 10 21 80
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 12 10 9 11 58
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 15 5 8 10 44
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 9 4 13 10 44
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 12 6 8 4 41
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 3 6 8 12 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 9 5 8 5 35
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 7 4 5 9 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 6 5 9 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 4 1 4 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 4 0 6 8 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 2 1 2 5 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 1 4 6 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 3 0 3 3 14
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 4 1 1 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 2 6 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 3 5 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 5 1 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 231 188 137 164 235 955
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 57 34 26 25 56 198
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 9 8 11 20 62
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 13 12 11 12 60
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 7 5 8 22 51
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 10 8 8 15 50
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 12 11 3 7 10 43
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 7 7 4 9 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 7 9 7 32
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 5 5 3 5 24
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 3 4 5 6 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 3 3 6 21
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 3 3 6 1 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 1 3 4 13
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 0 4 5 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 1 3 3 1 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 0 0 4 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 169 133 104 121 203 730
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 400 321 241 285 438 1685


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