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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 451, Abrading

( 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 126 121 143 112 135 637
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 56 70 46 38 43 253
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 35 22 22 23 22 124
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 18 25 29 20 110
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 29 23 21 14 17 104
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 14 18 12 12 78
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 20 12 10 10 72
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 10 12 10 20 66
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 9 18 12 10 12 61
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 6 17 14 11 60
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 13 11 9 14 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 13 13 7 7 51
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 8 7 10 11 46
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 9 5 9 5 40
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 10 8 5 5 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 9 3 5 5 33
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 2 9 6 5 29
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 5 4 2 5 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 1 3 11 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 7 2 2 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 3 3 3 3 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 7 5 2 2 2 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 2 1 5 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 1 7 1 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 5 1 4 3 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 4 3 2 1 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 0 5 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 0 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 478 442 427 368 410 2125
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 202 190 148 166 152 858
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 54 45 56 59 254
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 42 37 37 63 39 218
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 11 7 20 11 20 69
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 10 5 15 10 56
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 9 8 9 4 38
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 8 8 4 4 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 6 6 2 4 26
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 10 1 7 2 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 4 4 5 5 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 3 5 5 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 2 3 1 2 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 3 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 3 1 2 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 6 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 373 349 304 363 324 1713
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 851 791 731 731 734 3838


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