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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 482, Exercise Devices

( 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 49 46 47 58 49 249
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 13 21 19 16 91
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 14 11 17 6 67
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 14 13 11 7 59
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 12 9 9 14 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 5 19 4 7 44
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 6 9 10 11 44
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 5 9 6 11 39
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 8 9 8 4 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 6 8 6 6 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 6 10 7 7 35
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 11 4 4 5 34
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 9 4 6 5 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 4 7 6 3 29
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 7 6 5 4 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 7 7 3 5 29
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 7 3 3 5 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 11 4 4 4 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 8 4 5 1 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 8 4 1 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 6 5 5 1 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 4 3 3 0 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 7 3 0 1 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 7 2 4 1 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 3 3 2 2 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 7 0 1 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 4 0 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 272 257 257 228 188 1202
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 52 51 60 104 67 334
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 10 11 7 6 49
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 7 8 4 1 26
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 1 6 6 5 23
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 6 5 1 1 18
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 3 2 4 14
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 4 2 1 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 98 93 114 136 94 535
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 370 350 371 364 282 1737


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