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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 2011 - 2015 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 210, Liquid Purification or Separation

( 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 81 98 89 79 80 427
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 39 48 41 47 45 220
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 57 43 33 31 32 196
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 28 36 41 40 169
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 35 38 28 36 31 168
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 34 31 29 28 26 148
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 39 27 22 20 30 138
(U.S.) OH OHIO 20 22 23 24 20 109
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 27 18 20 21 108
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 21 35 22 15 14 107
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 28 21 28 13 107
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 17 16 24 22 91
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 17 19 12 16 75
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 22 16 15 13 8 74
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 13 9 17 17 70
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 28 14 11 10 68
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 22 9 13 11 63
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 13 11 11 11 60
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 13 19 8 6 60
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 7 8 17 16 58
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 9 12 11 16 3 51
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 13 9 13 9 49
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 6 5 9 9 38
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 9 14 6 2 36
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 10 11 6 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 7 7 8 4 31
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 3 5 9 7 30
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 7 4 6 5 29
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 4 7 7 5 28
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 4 3 5 7 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 3 4 9 24
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 4 6 10 2 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 5 4 4 0 19
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 5 4 2 2 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 6 4 2 2 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 5 2 3 3 16
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 5 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 1 1 5 11
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 601 685 599 632 569 3086
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 107 97 97 106 110 517
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 70 96 115 93 89 463
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 32 53 34 31 35 185
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 38 39 44 33 28 182
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 31 20 36 28 135
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 16 10 28 25 34 113
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 19 20 18 16 93
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 14 16 16 21 16 83
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 21 14 18 22 82
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 20 20 18 9 79
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 8 14 8 12 58
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 10 9 10 15 55
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 12 7 11 13 51
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 3 9 11 6 11 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 6 9 6 6 33
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 7 8 5 5 33
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 7 8 5 6 33
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 2 7 8 7 30
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 12 4 3 2 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 3 6 4 2 20
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 4 7 1 18
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 2 5 2 6 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 5 0 4 3 15
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 3 0 3 2 7 15
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 3 4 2 2 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 3 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 2 2 4 1 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FOX FAROE ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 440 504 529 505 508 2486
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1041 1189 1128 1137 1077 5572


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