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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 062, Refrigeration

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 85 90 86 63 49 373
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 53 64 65 49 42 273
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 51 41 50 29 31 202
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 28 36 35 28 16 143
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 32 17 24 17 117
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 25 29 10 19 110
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 28 27 24 18 12 109
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 26 26 16 3 89
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 31 16 16 11 6 80
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 19 24 12 6 75
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 17 19 14 13 10 73
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 18 19 16 8 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 17 15 15 11 73
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 21 12 9 9 71
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 12 7 8 10 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 12 13 14 7 51
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 2 14 10 9 42
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 10 10 7 4 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 6 13 6 3 38
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 15 5 4 7 37
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 6 8 4 7 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 8 6 10 4 35
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 4 7 13 2 33
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 6 10 4 6 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 5 5 5 2 24
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 7 8 2 1 23
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 5 10 1 3 2 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 7 4 1 5 21
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 6 4 4 18
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 3 1 5 2 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 5 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 3 5 0 1 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 4 3 0 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 4 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 4 2 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 562 593 580 433 328 2496
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 209 209 178 164 151 911
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 31 54 58 73 69 285
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 50 61 58 41 21 231
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 49 34 19 21 17 140
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 25 23 31 20 16 115
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 18 22 5 13 77
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 26 14 13 9 77
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 9 8 6 39
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 15 6 6 3 0 30
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 7 1 3 3 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 9 5 1 3 22
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 5 5 2 3 5 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 6 2 4 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 7 5 2 1 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 2 4 0 1 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 4 1 1 3 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 4 2 0 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 3 3 3 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 3 1 5 1 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 5 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 4 0 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 477 503 438 380 332 2130
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1039 1096 1018 813 660 4626


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