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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 224, Package and Article Carriers

( 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 45 49 37 36 25 192
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 24 15 11 21 12 83
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 12 14 7 6 51
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 9 7 11 3 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 13 9 8 3 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 4 4 15 6 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 7 8 6 1 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 6 5 7 3 29
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 4 5 7 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 5 6 3 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 3 4 5 4 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 7 2 2 4 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 3 5 3 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 5 5 3 1 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 7 1 5 3 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 5 1 3 3 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 4 2 1 4 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 6 3 4 1 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 8 1 2 3 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 8 0 4 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 4 2 3 1 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 5 3 2 0 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 4 3 0 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 0 2 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 0 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 214 211 175 188 116 904
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 7 11 9 5 40
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 9 7 3 3 35
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 9 6 2 3 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 4 7 4 5 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 2 5 4 1 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 2 3 4 1 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 2 4 3 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 0 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 79 41 50 37 24 231
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 293 252 225 225 140 1135


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