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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 108 139 134 106 90 577
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 60 51 50 34 41 236
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 29 26 21 29 31 136
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 13 24 17 18 85
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 17 23 15 16 84
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 5 18 30 26 80
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 15 14 19 19 79
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 19 8 9 10 57
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 13 10 8 18 56
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 14 15 11 4 55
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 10 10 7 19 54
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 9 12 6 10 51
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 16 5 10 9 51
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 5 11 6 12 43
(U.S.) UT UTAH 11 10 2 10 9 42
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 8 7 10 6 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 5 13 7 3 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 7 5 8 4 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 5 10 1 13 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 6 5 9 27
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 7 6 7 3 26
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 2 4 4 9 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 6 6 4 4 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 6 2 5 5 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 8 6 4 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 2 3 2 6 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 2 5 6 2 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 2 7 2 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 4 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 6 1 3 0 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 2 4 2 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 2 0 2 2 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 3 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 416 458 457 424 428 2183
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 88 91 121 98 81 479
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 34 42 47 38 187
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 14 9 10 11 66
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 4 6 4 11 33
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 3 4 9 2 23
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 5 6 3 1 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 0 4 3 2 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 2 0 0 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 179 165 206 183 153 886
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 595 623 663 607 581 3069


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