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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 32 28 20 30 24 134
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 11 9 22 10 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 5 15 9 17 58
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 15 11 8 5 57
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 13 10 13 9 55
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 5 9 14 16 54
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 6 6 17 12 47
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 5 8 15 8 46
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 3 8 9 9 42
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 3 3 8 16 41
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 3 5 11 8 35
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 10 14 6 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 8 11 9 32
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 5 6 3 0 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 4 2 3 4 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 1 4 4 6 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 4 8 0 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 2 7 3 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 2 5 4 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 8 4 1 1 3 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 1 1 2 8 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 5 3 4 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 1 3 1 5 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 4 3 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 1 3 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 3 4 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 4 3 0 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 211 142 168 250 210 981
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 25 39 51 42 188
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 32 34 26 56 36 184
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 28 16 20 17 108
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 10 13 15 17 68
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 12 6 11 7 48
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 9 1 13 10 42
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 6 8 4 8 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 5 1 11 20
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 5 1 4 5 18
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 3 4 6 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 1 5 4 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 2 6 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 4 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 146 149 125 197 184 801
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 357 291 293 447 394 1782


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