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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 209, Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids

( 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.) TX TEXAS 14 18 14 10 11 67
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 7 6 5 8 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 3 6 8 4 28
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 4 4 5 4 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 4 8 2 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 1 10 1 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 3 4 5 1 18
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 2 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 4 3 2 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 5 4 3 0 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 5 2 2 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 1 4 0 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 2 1 0 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 2 0 3 1 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 5 1 1 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 1 0 3 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 3 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 1 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 1 4 2 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 126 96 94 91 79 486
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 22 13 22 11 97
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 23 17 25 11 94
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 2 3 6 11 30
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 8 2 3 3 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 3 2 6 4 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 5 4 1 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 2 2 5 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 5 4 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 4 2 1 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 5 1 1 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 3 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 3 2 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 101 79 64 93 64 401
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 227 175 158 184 143 887


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