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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 096, Gas Separation: Apparatus

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 8 8 14 13 51
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 7 4 11 13 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 4 10 9 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 2 7 4 4 23
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 3 7 5 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 3 5 5 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 9 4 4 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 5 4 6 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 3 3 3 5 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 3 7 3 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 5 3 2 1 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 1 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 1 0 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 1 3 0 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 1 1 4 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 60 63 88 96 97 404
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 20 38 32 47 36 173
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 11 15 10 15 56
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 8 15 9 5 47
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 7 7 7 5 28
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 2 5 6 5 24
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 4 6 7 1 23
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 5 3 6 3 20
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 1 5 4 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 4 0 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 3 4 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 68 88 102 110 88 456
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 128 151 190 206 185 860


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