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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 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles

( 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 159 157 173 188 140 817
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 136 170 149 140 96 691
(U.S.) OH OHIO 103 94 128 108 81 514
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 92 102 102 96 91 483
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 78 63 82 78 72 373
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 63 81 79 77 58 358
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 61 65 48 53 31 258
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 55 59 56 48 30 248
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 49 48 50 55 42 244
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 47 51 41 43 37 219
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 35 42 54 40 29 200
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 46 44 34 34 192
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 34 39 43 18 26 160
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 30 29 40 28 31 158
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 27 40 29 25 11 132
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 35 27 19 33 17 131
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 23 24 32 22 23 124
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 22 25 25 12 110
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 23 24 16 22 17 102
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 19 18 22 17 12 88
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 23 14 11 17 22 87
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 16 25 22 9 86
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 18 23 13 11 12 77
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 17 10 16 14 13 70
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 15 11 9 11 64
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 8 15 8 9 51
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 11 6 15 7 48
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 9 8 9 14 8 48
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 4 13 10 6 40
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 10 10 4 7 36
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 8 4 5 4 29
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 10 1 6 7 5 29
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 5 9 3 3 27
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 5 4 5 5 22
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 9 3 2 2 5 21
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 6 5 3 20
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 8 2 1 3 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 1 2 4 0 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 3 5 0 1 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 3 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 0 4 0 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 3 0 2 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 4 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1320 1374 1415 1317 1037 6463
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 996 1061 1089 1144 742 5032
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 199 243 279 303 168 1192
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 80 54 70 61 40 305
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 65 56 42 48 36 247
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 27 44 37 43 42 193
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 52 43 29 47 20 191
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 33 41 50 23 173
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 22 28 28 27 21 126
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 26 25 18 28 28 125
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 30 22 24 27 18 121
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 22 20 36 21 115
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 30 26 20 23 16 115
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 10 6 8 7 43
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 6 13 10 3 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 8 6 2 9 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 9 5 6 7 32
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 7 6 2 2 22
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 3 4 4 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 4 5 2 0 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 5 3 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 3 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 3 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1628 1720 1772 1894 1220 8234
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2948 3094 3187 3211 2257 14697


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