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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 141, Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means

( 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 36 37 31 31 27 162
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 11 12 14 13 67
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 12 10 15 15 65
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 10 16 17 6 61
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 11 10 15 7 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 6 11 11 10 47
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 5 6 6 7 39
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 5 6 8 10 38
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 9 6 8 7 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 5 3 9 9 34
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 8 7 4 4 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 5 2 9 7 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 6 9 7 29
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 6 3 11 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 6 6 0 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 5 1 6 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 4 2 4 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 2 3 2 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 3 5 2 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 5 2 5 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 5 2 2 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 3 4 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 3 3 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 2 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 4 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 205 182 177 207 187 958
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 33 11 27 15 127
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 25 35 20 26 127
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 15 7 14 7 65
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 9 10 9 6 46
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 6 12 10 4 43
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 4 6 12 4 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 6 6 2 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 5 5 3 3 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 4 0 4 2 16
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 2 6 3 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 4 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 142 128 109 127 81 587
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 347 310 286 334 268 1545


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