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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 081, Tools

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 38 23 20 22 23 126
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 9 7 6 9 51
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 8 8 5 8 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 7 6 6 5 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 7 7 8 9 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 9 5 12 4 38
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 2 7 9 10 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 10 3 6 3 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 10 6 4 6 34
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 7 4 1 4 26
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 6 6 6 4 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 2 6 3 5 23
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 2 4 5 4 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 2 3 7 18
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 4 3 4 1 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 5 4 4 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 5 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 0 0 3 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 0 5 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 0 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 4 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 230 150 130 133 145 788
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 94 90 66 83 112 445
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 14 9 8 11 61
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 5 5 8 10 40
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 9 7 7 5 37
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 3 1 3 3 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 5 1 1 2 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 1 2 4 2 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 4 1 1 1 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 0 2 4 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 2 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 177 143 98 123 164 705
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 407 293 228 256 309 1493


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