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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 141, Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means

( 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 19 16 13 18 11 77
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 5 7 12 11 47
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 7 9 7 9 46
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 5 8 10 7 44
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 3 8 8 7 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 4 3 7 9 34
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 7 2 6 6 26
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 3 4 7 4 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 3 7 4 4 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 1 3 5 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 2 1 8 0 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 2 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 5 4 1 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 1 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 1 6 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 2 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 2 4 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 1 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 2 1 5 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 151 79 96 130 105 561
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 15 13 20 17 84
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 8 7 11 19 62
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 3 11 7 8 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 2 7 5 23
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 6 0 6 3 21
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 2 3 6 5 21
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 3 3 4 3 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 2 3 1 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 1 2 4 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 79 54 47 79 75 334
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 230 133 143 209 180 895


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