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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 399, Electrophotography

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 148 122 117 97 70 554
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 29 44 43 26 156
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 25 16 13 16 12 82
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 4 15 4 7 6 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 1 5 2 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 2 2 4 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 3 6 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 1 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 4 0 2 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 0 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 206 194 198 183 139 920
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 627 673 651 704 668 3323
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 50 29 22 53 57 211
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 15 26 13 16 97
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 4 9 6 4 31
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 9 6 1 3 23
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 4 6 4 1 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 2 6 1 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 729 744 728 790 755 3746
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 935 938 926 973 894 4666


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