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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 454, Ventilation

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 10 8 14 8 9 49
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 13 5 10 6 39
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 7 7 9 6 34
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 11 3 3 3 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 5 4 3 1 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 7 4 1 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 5 5 1 4 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 2 3 3 3 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 1 6 3 2 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 1 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 3 4 1 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 6 2 0 2 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 0 6 3 1 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 5 3 3 0 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 3 1 7 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 1 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 2 5 0 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 4 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 111 98 98 95 70 472
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 19 24 21 21 14 99
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 16 10 14 12 75
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 7 14 13 11 53
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 6 10 5 0 33
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 10 4 3 3 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 5 3 5 17
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 5 2 1 3 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 3 3 2 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 2 0 3 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 85 78 75 66 59 363
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 196 176 173 161 129 835


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