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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 88 104 84 134 131 541
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 21 29 42 40 148
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 17 23 47 45 144
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 25 24 18 34 28 129
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 16 21 24 32 109
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 15 14 28 33 106
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 9 18 29 29 103
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 11 15 23 22 88
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 10 15 18 29 79
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 11 8 23 14 72
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 7 5 19 21 60
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 12 7 15 16 55
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 9 9 13 13 54
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 8 7 15 16 54
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 6 9 20 11 52
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 2 7 14 15 47
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 10 8 11 9 43
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 4 4 7 9 35
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 9 3 6 10 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 5 5 7 8 31
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 6 11 8 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 6 2 8 10 30
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 1 8 2 14 29
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 4 7 5 4 26
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 4 3 4 5 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 3 3 5 16
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 6 4 4 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 3 2 4 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 6 3 2 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 4 6 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 0 1 7 0 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 2 5 4 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 1 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 4 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 357 346 370 600 618 2291
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 92 110 96 202 186 686
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 49 50 70 101 88 358
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 12 25 33 26 113
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 9 14 43 41 112
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 16 13 18 33 110
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 9 14 28 17 76
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 10 10 24 21 70
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 10 15 13 17 65
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 11 9 15 13 52
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 7 7 5 11 37
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 3 5 7 9 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 1 5 13 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 5 8 11 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 4 5 7 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 6 2 4 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 2 7 4 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 3 4 5 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 3 6 2 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 4 3 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 4 1 0 0 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 3 3 0 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 267 271 321 547 531 1937
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 624 617 691 1147 1149 4228


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