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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 285, Pipe Joints or Couplings

( 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 12 24 28 24 18 106
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 12 28 16 14 80
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 10 15 18 18 70
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 12 14 14 9 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 4 13 5 29
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 10 6 4 5 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 7 4 4 4 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 12 1 6 0 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 2 4 3 3 18
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 0 5 4 5 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 5 3 4 1 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 4 4 3 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 2 3 4 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 5 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 5 1 3 4 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 4 1 2 4 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 0 1 4 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 4 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 80 137 140 146 117 620
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 31 31 43 33 157
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 36 32 28 29 147
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 13 13 22 18 72
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 18 14 15 11 60
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 8 8 13 9 41
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 8 6 4 5 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 4 8 9 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 4 4 5 5 18
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 4 3 4 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 5 7 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 4 4 1 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 1 0 3 1 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 1 1 5 11
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 81 139 129 174 148 671
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 161 276 269 320 265 1291


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