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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 216, Etching a Substrate: Processes

( 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 52 55 61 46 51 265
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 13 11 11 10 66
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 15 14 9 4 49
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 4 5 12 7 28
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 6 2 7 3 22
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 2 7 5 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 4 8 3 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 3 2 5 3 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 3 1 5 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 3 2 2 3 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 5 2 0 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 5 1 1 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 4 0 4 1 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 1 5 1 1 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 118 140 138 132 114 642
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 42 59 55 47 42 245
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 9 17 9 8 51
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 8 14 9 8 48
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 33 4 2 3 5 47
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 11 6 12 4 38
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 3 3 1 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 5 1 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 3 3 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 1 4 0 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 4 0 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 3 1 2 7
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 107 107 121 98 83 516
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 225 247 259 230 197 1158


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