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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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons

( 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 53 49 38 39 38 217
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 24 17 16 12 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 22 20 16 6 81
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 18 11 17 9 70
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 14 10 12 8 54
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 10 14 9 7 50
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 6 8 9 10 46
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 8 10 7 8 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 6 8 5 6 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 13 5 4 2 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 7 4 7 6 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 6 4 6 6 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 9 1 3 4 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 5 7 2 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 7 3 2 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 5 2 4 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 3 9 2 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 3 4 3 19
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 4 3 3 3 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 7 3 1 3 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 6 2 2 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 6 1 1 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 6 3 2 1 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 2 6 0 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 2 2 5 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 5 2 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 3 0 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 239 268 216 216 168 1107
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 23 22 11 10 87
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 19 19 12 17 11 78
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 17 15 18 6 69
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 16 14 2 4 53
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 8 7 9 6 37
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 5 12 3 5 28
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 5 4 2 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 7 2 5 1 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 5 5 1 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 3 5 1 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 6 2 1 2 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 4 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 3 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 110 130 113 93 61 507
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 349 398 329 309 229 1614


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