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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 530, Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof

( 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 121 106 99 81 90 497
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 49 34 37 29 189
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 25 27 36 22 29 139
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 27 27 35 22 20 131
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 43 33 18 16 13 123
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 18 18 14 17 89
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 17 15 10 9 67
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 4 13 4 12 51
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 6 11 5 11 40
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 7 7 13 5 38
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 7 7 7 5 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 6 2 7 4 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 8 4 4 1 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 3 3 1 2 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 2 5 4 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 1 4 4 4 17
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 5 3 3 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 1 6 2 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 2 5 2 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 1 5 2 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 0 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 7 0 1 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 1 1 4 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 390 360 351 300 292 1693
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 59 37 41 34 35 206
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 30 29 21 17 120
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 28 18 16 15 98
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 21 15 21 9 90
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 8 8 12 18 54
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 12 10 11 8 5 46
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 12 13 6 4 41
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 5 11 6 4 32
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 9 5 2 4 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 6 5 6 7 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 6 5 3 4 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 7 5 4 2 26
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 5 2 6 3 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 6 4 2 4 19
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 2 3 5 1 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 2 2 2 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 0 2 4 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ANX NETH. ANTILLES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 213 208 187 166 148 922
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 603 568 538 466 440 2615


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