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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 206, Special Receptacle or Package

( 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 58 63 50 54 43 268
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 40 27 25 27 23 142
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 35 32 28 13 25 133
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 22 26 24 21 116
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 15 17 17 35 108
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 24 20 15 24 105
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 19 22 19 19 103
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 15 25 15 12 90
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 19 11 23 10 71
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 20 9 12 11 65
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 20 7 9 9 18 63
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 6 18 5 14 57
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 13 14 14 10 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 16 4 10 7 55
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 9 8 8 10 55
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 8 10 7 4 39
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 7 5 5 5 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 5 6 4 5 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 11 2 3 5 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 9 6 4 3 28
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 8 4 4 2 28
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 6 2 5 5 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 7 1 5 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 2 7 2 2 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 4 1 6 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 6 1 6 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 4 1 1 5 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 2 3 0 3 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 4 1 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 2 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 5 0 0 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) US UNITED STATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 453 398 362 319 354 1886
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 53 42 47 40 41 223
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 49 50 43 25 26 193
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 28 22 16 20 105
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 17 15 13 12 75
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 14 14 15 14 69
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 11 11 14 9 60
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 8 6 9 6 40
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 7 11 6 5 35
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 5 6 2 5 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 4 5 3 4 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 5 1 4 5 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 2 1 4 2 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 1 3 4 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 2 2 1 0 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 2 2 6 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 5 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 2 0 0 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 3 0 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 0 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 227 215 197 167 175 981
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 680 613 559 486 529 2867


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