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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 250, Radiant Energy

( 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 198 214 252 262 227 1153
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 47 49 67 105 64 332
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 57 57 72 61 41 288
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 41 42 44 32 193
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 34 22 27 17 26 126
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 26 20 22 22 23 113
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 26 28 15 20 22 111
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 17 18 23 20 99
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 25 17 13 14 93
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 11 21 27 22 93
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 21 15 26 21 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 20 17 13 13 84
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 11 18 22 14 82
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 11 15 18 22 79
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 18 14 18 16 78
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 6 19 21 21 75
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 16 11 19 17 75
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 10 25 10 15 74
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 14 15 14 16 73
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 10 12 9 11 4 46
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 12 8 6 11 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 13 7 4 6 36
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 11 6 6 6 6 35
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 5 8 9 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 7 6 9 0 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 7 5 5 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 2 8 3 2 21
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 4 4 7 2 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 5 3 6 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 4 6 0 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 7 5 2 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 4 1 1 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 4 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 673 703 794 850 718 3738
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 311 435 504 525 441 2216
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 63 110 152 157 126 608
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 31 44 50 66 58 249
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 33 22 46 48 25 174
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 35 28 30 30 17 140
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 22 27 35 27 136
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 20 24 26 28 22 120
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 23 18 18 29 21 109
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 27 22 26 18 105
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 10 10 18 15 64
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 19 9 9 8 53
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 12 4 6 8 38
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 12 6 7 6 7 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 6 8 7 7 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 5 8 6 4 30
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 8 2 3 4 5 22
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 2 4 3 7 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 3 4 3 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 5 0 1 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 1 1 0 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 4 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 1 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 635 805 955 1016 832 4243
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1308 1508 1749 1866 1550 7981


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