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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 439, Electrical Connectors

( 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 168 170 162 171 170 841
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 106 135 125 127 90 583
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 86 54 34 56 77 307
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 46 44 43 44 55 232
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 32 36 38 34 173
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 31 25 23 41 30 150
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 26 32 32 38 146
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 60 24 12 15 13 124
(U.S.) OH OHIO 27 36 18 21 17 119
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 28 26 15 18 27 114
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 26 23 22 28 15 114
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 20 27 28 25 112
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 35 14 21 21 20 111
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 20 19 35 10 104
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 18 20 22 23 104
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 21 16 20 20 100
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 18 21 14 16 80
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 16 13 21 11 73
(U.S.) UT UTAH 17 21 7 5 8 58
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 10 15 18 4 56
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 13 10 2 9 47
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 9 4 13 10 46
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 8 6 13 9 41
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 13 5 3 4 4 29
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 7 6 5 6 2 26
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 2 8 8 24
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 5 3 4 1 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 0 4 4 16
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 5 3 1 1 5 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 5 2 4 2 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 1 4 0 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 0 3 1 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 0 1 4 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 884 843 728 855 774 4084
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 578 547 480 465 429 2499
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 420 258 209 314 295 1496
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 123 104 94 134 111 566
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 41 65 52 57 54 269
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 45 43 34 41 27 190
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 26 16 15 21 21 99
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 17 18 14 14 85
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 11 8 12 15 13 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 8 7 10 8 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 11 8 10 3 39
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 6 7 8 5 34
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 7 7 2 2 28
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 4 5 6 7 26
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 7 4 4 5 6 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 7 5 5 0 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 6 2 3 2 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 4 2 5 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 2 6 4 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 5 2 2 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 3 4 2 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 1 3 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1345 1129 982 1134 1031 5621
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2229 1972 1710 1989 1805 9705


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