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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 45 35 53 38 18 189
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 18 21 10 10 8 67
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 16 12 10 7 63
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 14 13 12 6 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 15 8 8 10 53
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 4 11 11 12 52
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 16 8 5 6 52
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 11 10 10 11 51
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 5 13 11 7 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 10 9 9 2 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 6 8 6 5 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 6 12 4 3 31
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 5 5 5 5 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 5 6 6 4 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 8 7 6 2 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 11 4 5 1 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 6 5 3 2 23
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 5 5 9 2 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 6 3 6 4 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 4 8 3 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 7 3 2 5 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 6 4 2 2 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 8 6 2 2 19
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 4 3 6 3 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 4 2 3 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 3 7 3 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 4 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 4 0 4 3 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 5 2 1 1 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 3 5 1 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 5 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 4 3 0 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 2 4 1 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 1 1 1 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 5 1 4 11
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 4 6 0 0 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 260 284 274 231 162 1211
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 38 63 45 46 27 219
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 26 30 29 29 146
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 20 8 17 16 79
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 9 9 11 8 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 8 10 12 4 36
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 11 8 2 5 32
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 8 4 5 26
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 5 8 6 4 25
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 5 7 2 3 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 3 4 7 3 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 3 6 2 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 7 3 3 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 4 0 4 6 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 141 177 159 156 125 758
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 401 461 433 387 287 1969


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