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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 040, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting

( 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 40 30 32 18 26 146
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 19 22 22 10 86
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 12 21 18 9 75
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 10 11 7 15 53
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 8 9 9 6 42
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 6 9 9 11 40
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 8 7 8 7 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 9 12 8 4 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 8 8 11 6 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 6 11 8 7 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 7 8 9 2 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 7 6 6 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 4 5 0 7 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 7 2 7 1 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 7 3 4 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 6 2 3 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 7 4 4 1 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 3 4 4 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 5 3 2 1 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 4 2 0 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 1 5 1 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 3 4 1 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 5 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 178 184 225 195 149 931
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 13 17 13 6 64
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 11 13 9 2 50
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 1 7 5 3 28
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 3 3 9 5 8 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 5 5 3 3 23
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 3 4 1 7 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 4 2 4 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 2 1 6 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 5 5 2 1 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 2 1 5 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 0 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 1 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 0 0 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 4 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 84 64 87 51 53 339
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 262 248 312 246 202 1270


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