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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 41 26 30 36 18 151
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 13 14 35 15 88
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 10 29 19 20 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 18 13 10 22 75
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 13 10 9 7 55
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 11 10 15 5 11 52
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 3 4 17 12 43
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 9 5 12 4 42
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 6 7 10 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 4 4 8 11 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 5 1 5 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 3 4 6 2 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 11 3 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 6 4 2 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 2 2 5 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 2 1 6 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 6 1 1 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 1 4 2 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 4 2 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 1 5 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 0 3 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 4 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 155 135 174 218 180 862
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 62 63 75 126 91 417
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 20 33 48 32 167
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 10 16 30 24 94
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 7 11 16 15 63
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 6 7 12 8 42
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 8 8 11 4 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 5 7 11 7 38
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 6 8 6 6 34
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 5 6 1 19
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 1 4 4 5 19
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 0 5 7 4 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 4 1 3 3 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 3 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 182 147 197 301 216 1043
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 337 282 371 519 396 1905


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