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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2001 - 2005 Utility Patent Grants,
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 508, Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 17 16 13 7 67
(U.S.) OH OHIO 20 14 18 9 4 65
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 7 5 7 6 37
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 9 5 2 2 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 3 7 4 3 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 3 5 2 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 3 3 6 0 18
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 1 6 2 4 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 4 2 2 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 3 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 103 79 82 74 35 373
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 51 35 44 31 16 177
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 5 19 8 7 58
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 14 10 5 3 43
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 5 7 4 4 25
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 2 2 2 3 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 3 0 0 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 3 0 0 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 105 77 93 56 35 366
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 208 156 175 130 70 739


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