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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 403, Joints and Connections

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 16 17 15 13 7 68
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 17 18 7 11 12 65
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 10 7 4 8 44
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 6 10 6 5 37
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 8 9 8 2 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 7 2 7 3 20
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 3 5 4 4 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 0 5 7 1 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 6 6 0 0 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 6 4 4 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 3 8 2 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 3 1 6 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 3 3 0 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 4 1 3 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 3 4 1 0 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 5 1 3 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 2 5 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 2 3 0 0 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 5 1 1 0 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 136 130 118 97 77 558
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 49 51 42 42 30 214
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 21 23 17 20 106
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 32 23 21 8 99
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 16 10 13 6 66
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 6 7 13 4 34
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 8 4 7 2 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 8 6 3 3 27
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 8 4 4 1 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 5 3 1 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 3 0 2 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 5 5 0 10
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 0 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 157 163 152 142 82 696
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 293 293 270 239 159 1254


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