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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 47 40 37 61 35 220
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 30 27 15 18 27 117
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 17 13 20 20 86
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 15 9 16 17 73
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 16 16 18 11 71
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 13 17 12 11 70
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 9 13 16 7 63
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 17 13 4 6 54
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 11 7 16 11 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 7 16 13 3 49
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 6 9 12 12 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 4 6 10 12 42
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 8 4 6 12 38
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 6 5 7 10 35
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 2 6 10 10 35
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 10 6 3 7 34
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 4 12 4 6 31
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 4 7 6 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 5 3 4 3 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 5 3 3 4 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 6 3 3 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 3 3 2 4 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 5 4 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 1 7 2 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 4 2 5 3 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 4 4 2 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 289 267 254 307 272 1389
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 55 38 42 54 58 247
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 52 40 43 47 37 219
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 24 13 20 17 102
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 5 11 15 7 56
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 9 7 15 9 52
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 10 5 12 15 50
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 6 6 10 14 46
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 11 4 11 3 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 6 3 6 5 25
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 3 2 2 4 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 0 0 3 6 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 3 1 3 4 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 2 3 2 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 0 1 2 4 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 0 3 4 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 2 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 3 2 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 250 175 153 221 200 999
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 539 442 407 528 472 2388


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