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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 173, Tool Driving or Impacting

( 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.) MD MARYLAND 6 4 2 5 1 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 4 4 1 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 0 3 0 5 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 0 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 3 3 3 11
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 0 0 3 4 1 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 4 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 0 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 36 26 36 33 30 161
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 11 22 30 26 100
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 9 13 15 17 66
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 9 8 11 10 45
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 3 6 3 16
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 1 0 2 1 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 0 2 2 2 11
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 1 0 3 2 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 0 4 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 55 39 54 82 73 303
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 91 65 90 115 103 464


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