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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 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 20 14 24 35 27 120
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 20 16 24 23 99
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 16 12 18 24 23 93
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 14 10 21 23 84
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 10 9 11 9 51
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 5 8 10 11 49
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 6 8 12 18 47
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 4 13 10 6 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 6 8 4 9 39
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 5 8 5 6 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 6 5 9 9 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 4 5 9 3 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 0 6 8 6 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 2 5 10 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 3 5 7 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 1 4 4 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 2 6 6 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 4 6 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 2 4 7 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 3 3 6 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 1 1 5 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 0 1 4 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 3 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 0 0 4 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 4 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 3 0 0 4 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 188 137 164 235 255 979
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 34 26 25 55 48 188
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 12 11 12 20 68
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 8 11 20 18 66
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 8 8 15 15 56
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 5 8 22 10 52
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 11 3 7 10 8 39
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 7 4 9 10 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 7 9 7 8 37
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 3 3 6 12 29
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 4 5 6 7 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 5 3 5 6 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 3 4 8 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 3 6 1 4 17
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 4 5 3 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 0 1 5 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 2 4 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 0 3 1 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 0 0 4 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 4 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 4 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 133 104 121 202 205 765
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 321 241 285 437 460 1744


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