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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 49 48 41 39 37 214
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 35 22 20 25 27 129
(U.S.) OH OHIO 43 28 16 21 16 124
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 29 7 12 8 84
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 19 24 10 16 13 82
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 23 13 8 11 78
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 15 14 15 10 69
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 22 10 19 7 3 61
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 12 8 14 14 58
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 14 11 11 4 57
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 11 9 10 8 48
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 8 6 13 7 46
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 15 7 4 6 46
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 8 6 10 7 41
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 7 6 6 7 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 7 7 5 5 37
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 7 3 4 6 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 5 6 7 4 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 6 3 6 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 4 2 6 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 5 0 5 3 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 6 2 1 4 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 4 1 1 4 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 1 1 2 4 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 8 1 1 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 3 1 2 5 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 4 2 3 1 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 4 3 0 1 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 5 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 3 4 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 0 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 1 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 408 354 253 268 249 1532
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 47 54 46 37 35 219
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 48 29 27 22 173
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 30 31 29 32 21 143
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 28 18 15 20 100
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 14 11 12 10 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 18 6 15 8 62
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 17 12 9 12 8 58
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 17 12 9 6 55
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 15 3 6 4 37
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 8 3 7 8 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 5 5 5 5 26
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 3 8 3 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 3 4 4 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 3 2 0 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 2 2 1 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 4 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 241 281 192 201 168 1083
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 649 635 445 469 417 2615


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