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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 211, Supports: Racks

( 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 26 32 38 18 29 143
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 20 18 13 10 78
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 14 17 10 18 70
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 18 12 16 14 5 65
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 10 8 14 11 55
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 9 6 10 11 54
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 7 10 14 7 49
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 10 10 8 6 46
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 9 13 6 7 43
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 14 6 6 10 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 11 7 10 4 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 6 7 7 8 35
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 7 2 7 5 26
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 6 4 5 6 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 8 7 4 1 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 5 3 7 21
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 5 4 3 3 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 4 6 0 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 0 2 4 3 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 2 2 0 3 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 2 3 1 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 1 2 3 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 4 3 0 2 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 4 3 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 2 2 0 1 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 4 0 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 232 214 216 187 175 1024
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 32 32 27 19 131
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 12 10 13 8 48
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 11 6 6 6 39
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 9 4 4 3 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 4 3 2 3 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 4 6 1 0 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 4 1 1 10
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 0 0 1 4 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AWX ARUBA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 77 86 77 64 50 354
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 309 300 293 251 225 1378


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