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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 24 18 10 36 26 114
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 7 17 29 26 88
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 11 18 19 22 83
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 12 10 18 17 80
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 7 9 15 11 51
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 10 13 10 6 50
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 5 12 9 11 50
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 4 5 10 15 41
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 4 5 13 12 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 5 7 13 5 38
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 6 2 12 8 32
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 4 3 8 8 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 3 3 10 6 27
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 5 2 6 8 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 7 6 8 0 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 3 4 5 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 4 0 6 1 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 4 3 5 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 4 6 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 1 0 1 6 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 0 6 2 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 4 3 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 5 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 0 5 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 3 3 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 187 139 150 276 235 987
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 13 22 41 35 137
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 13 10 33 23 107
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 20 18 12 22 16 88
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 13 13 26 18 86
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 8 13 18 18 70
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 3 6 17 11 45
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 5 6 11 12 42
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 5 11 9 7 37
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 1 7 6 14 33
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 5 4 12 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 2 3 4 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 2 2 3 1 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 4 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 153 97 114 211 191 766
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 340 236 264 487 426 1753


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