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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 108, Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces

( 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 20 18 18 15 11 82
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 15 12 8 9 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 5 5 6 2 27
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 5 5 6 5 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 3 5 6 4 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 3 8 3 23
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 3 4 5 4 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 8 2 1 5 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 3 7 1 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 6 1 9 18
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 7 5 1 2 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 6 2 4 0 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 4 2 2 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 6 2 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 2 4 3 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 2 4 3 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 4 3 2 0 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 3 4 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 114 116 109 113 84 536
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 7 13 12 8 45
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 8 1 7 2 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 6 3 5 2 20
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 5 1 3 3 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 4 4 0 11
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 0 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 3 0 1 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 2 3 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 37 39 39 46 26 187
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 151 155 148 159 110 723


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