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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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 63 73 76 55 55 322
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 17 14 12 7 71
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 10 19 14 12 66
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 22 17 11 4 66
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 10 17 10 11 60
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 19 11 11 9 55
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 11 15 6 8 53
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 13 12 7 6 50
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 8 13 8 11 10 50
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 6 12 7 3 35
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 4 12 5 4 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 10 3 5 9 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 6 7 7 3 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 8 5 1 3 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 3 9 4 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 6 9 4 1 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 4 8 3 1 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 6 3 2 2 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 6 2 4 2 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 4 3 1 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 3 1 1 5 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 4 6 1 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 4 3 2 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 2 2 5 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 7 3 0 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 3 1 0 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 2 4 0 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 4 1 4 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 6 4 0 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 6 0 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 4 1 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 248 285 315 229 182 1259
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 99 85 82 68 51 385
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 38 37 26 15 159
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 22 27 19 15 99
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 21 15 4 6 53
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 7 11 13 10 49
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 12 6 5 1 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 6 8 4 4 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 8 7 2 23
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 5 4 6 2 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 6 3 2 1 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 5 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 5 2 0 1 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 7 0 0 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 5 0 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 3 0 3 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 0 2 0 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 215 227 235 162 120 959
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 463 512 550 391 302 2218


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