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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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 70 75 90 50 45 330
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 31 39 29 22 22 143
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 26 34 27 24 18 129
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 36 30 20 15 126
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 31 30 16 13 110
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 21 24 19 13 110
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 28 21 17 11 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 21 22 12 12 86
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 15 27 8 11 70
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 23 18 4 11 63
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 14 10 10 6 54
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 14 12 5 5 47
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 13 12 7 2 45
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 10 15 3 4 43
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 10 12 4 8 42
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 15 5 5 6 41
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 6 11 6 4 35
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 14 10 3 3 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 8 11 9 0 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 8 6 6 3 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 5 8 4 4 31
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 5 7 2 3 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 6 10 3 3 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 12 4 1 5 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 6 4 3 5 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 7 4 2 1 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 7 7 2 1 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 2 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 3 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 0 4 4 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 1 1 1 4 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 3 4 0 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 5 3 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 4 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 3 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 437 518 501 299 251 2006
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 62 75 48 63 48 296
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 49 54 42 39 35 219
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 45 38 25 20 158
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 36 34 31 16 7 124
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 14 12 7 6 53
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 10 11 7 7 49
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 11 11 5 7 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 8 3 4 3 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 5 7 2 4 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 2 5 7 2 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 1 5 3 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 8 2 0 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 4 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 1 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 247 278 238 196 151 1110
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 684 796 739 495 402 3116


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