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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 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor 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 6 11 4 4 4 29
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 3 4 10 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 1 3 6 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 8 0 2 4 16
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 1 1 1 5 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 3 1 2 5 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 0 1 5 11
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 4 1 2 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 40 60 26 38 71 235
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 24 9 14 23 83
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 26 14 10 14 77
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 9 10 7 18 51
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 8 2 12 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 1 3 2 6 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 3 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 0 0 4 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 3 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 4 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 52 96 49 44 90 331
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 92 156 75 82 161 566


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