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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 099, Foods and Beverages: 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 15 18 6 16 19 74
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 10 10 14 15 54
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 8 3 7 28
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 6 2 7 3 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 4 3 6 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 4 4 6 4 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 4 3 5 5 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 3 5 3 16
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 4 3 5 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 2 3 5 3 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 5 3 4 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 4 3 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 3 4 0 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 0 6 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 3 3 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 2 5 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 56 84 78 116 103 437
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 15 13 13 50
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 10 16 7 46
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 17 10 7 10 45
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 4 5 16 8 35
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 6 7 4 7 33
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 6 5 9 6 32
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 2 5 12 5 32
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 5 6 10 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 8 0 3 3 22
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 6 5 4 4 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 2 3 5 15
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 4 2 3 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 3 4 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 4 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 3 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 56 84 83 123 92 438
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 112 168 161 239 195 875


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