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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 297, Chairs and Seats

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 68 66 94 76 61 365
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 25 32 43 54 27 181
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 21 15 25 21 92
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 15 15 14 13 74
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 17 10 13 7 60
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 10 15 11 6 58
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 9 17 10 11 54
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 7 14 13 5 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 8 10 16 4 47
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 7 9 17 7 46
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 8 9 8 4 34
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 7 9 4 30
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 6 3 9 6 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 5 7 4 3 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 8 4 3 5 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 7 2 5 7 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 8 6 5 1 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 6 6 3 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 2 6 10 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 6 3 3 3 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 5 6 4 1 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 2 3 5 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 5 5 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 3 1 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 3 0 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 0 2 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 257 283 328 342 245 1455
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 53 72 71 67 60 323
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 55 63 79 71 40 308
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 53 54 52 49 246
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 22 22 24 23 112
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 12 26 19 5 78
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 9 11 10 9 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 9 8 7 5 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 9 10 9 7 39
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 7 4 4 7 28
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 3 6 5 6 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 6 2 2 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 3 4 2 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 2 4 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 230 271 311 287 234 1333
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 487 554 639 629 479 2788


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