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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 277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 26 14 22 14 12 88
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 21 11 10 17 77
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 17 23 11 5 72
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 24 10 8 7 59
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 11 10 12 9 51
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 9 7 7 3 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 5 7 4 4 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 6 4 2 3 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 8 0 3 2 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 7 7 1 20
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 5 4 3 4 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 0 4 7 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 5 2 5 5 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 6 1 3 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 4 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 0 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 163 165 137 115 98 678
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 63 44 50 57 42 256
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 38 35 41 34 195
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 8 10 8 6 46
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 13 10 4 8 44
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 2 6 2 5 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 2 0 8 2 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 6 0 4 3 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 5 0 1 1 10
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 5 0 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 163 131 126 134 108 662
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 326 296 263 249 206 1340


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