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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 378, X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices

( 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.) WI WISCONSIN 82 95 50 52 55 334
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 51 43 41 52 39 226
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 29 41 25 19 34 148
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 34 33 13 29 18 127
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 18 17 8 10 66
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 10 11 9 8 47
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 14 14 13 0 47
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 9 4 2 3 31
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 6 6 5 7 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 3 4 9 24
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 5 1 4 7 23
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 6 5 3 4 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 5 3 4 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 3 2 2 2 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 4 4 2 14
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 2 0 3 2 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 0 2 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 4 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 4 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 284 315 217 229 222 1267
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 92 112 94 79 91 468
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 67 84 70 51 73 345
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 28 25 7 9 6 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 12 12 11 15 66
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 6 11 7 11 42
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 9 5 4 8 37
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 7 7 9 4 33
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 6 7 3 8 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 8 3 3 20
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 8 1 3 1 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 2 3 2 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 4 2 3 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 7 4 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 4 3 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 250 283 236 201 242 1212
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 534 598 453 430 464 2479


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