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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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 46 35 36 42 49 208
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 14 11 15 23 76
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 9 6 9 12 48
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 2 8 5 17 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 9 5 8 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 7 9 5 8 34
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 3 11 3 9 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 8 5 5 5 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 4 3 8 8 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 7 5 8 3 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 3 7 5 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 3 4 8 4 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 5 0 7 2 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 5 3 7 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 8 5 2 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 4 4 3 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 4 4 2 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 5 4 2 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 5 0 3 5 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 3 4 5 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 8 4 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 3 1 4 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 2 4 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 159 147 162 187 211 866
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 49 41 48 67 89 294
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 27 24 36 36 141
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 17 22 32 47 138
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 4 6 8 5 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 7 3 8 0 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 2 1 6 9 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 5 2 5 6 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 4 2 3 3 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 3 4 8 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 1 5 5 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 0 4 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 1 4 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 4 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 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) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 125 116 125 202 231 799
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 284 263 287 389 442 1665


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