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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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 11 16 21 15 13 76
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 12 12 6 10 46
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 12 11 12 2 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 8 2 6 10 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 6 6 4 3 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 4 5 4 5 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 3 6 2 6 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 5 4 3 4 21
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 4 3 3 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 4 2 6 1 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 6 2 0 3 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 6 4 1 1 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 3 5 2 2 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 4 2 4 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 1 4 3 1 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 4 0 3 3 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 4 1 1 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 1 6 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 4 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 2 4 0 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 4 2 2 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 95 123 117 97 87 519
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 33 39 36 44 32 184
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 25 26 12 18 93
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 16 14 13 12 68
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 15 14 7 5 49
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 10 11 6 8 43
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 6 8 12 6 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 6 8 6 6 32
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 5 6 5 21
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 6 6 3 1 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 5 2 1 1 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 102 144 142 118 103 609
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 197 267 259 215 190 1128


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