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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 267, Spring Devices

( 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 14 21 11 5 5 56
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 16 9 8 7 46
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 8 5 4 4 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 8 7 3 3 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 7 4 5 1 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 4 1 1 1 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 6 3 0 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 3 2 12
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 1 4 1 0 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 1 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 73 90 63 44 36 306
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 48 55 54 23 15 195
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 38 37 27 17 153
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 9 7 5 8 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 6 1 3 2 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 6 4 0 0 12
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 2 2 0 2 8
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 3 0 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 111 131 113 65 46 466
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 184 221 176 109 82 772


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