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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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.) TX TEXAS 23 45 30 32 35 165
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 15 17 24 28 103
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 18 24 13 16 81
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 15 21 16 6 11 69
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 3 16 17 11 19 66
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 16 11 10 12 59
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 13 12 6 11 56
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 9 12 16 5 53
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 10 6 7 6 47
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 7 6 2 3 27
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 9 4 4 4 4 25
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 3 6 8 1 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 5 5 6 22
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 3 9 0 6 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 4 3 2 1 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 8 0 1 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 2 2 5 2 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 1 4 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 184 213 202 179 178 956
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 61 74 70 65 68 338
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 50 35 42 35 209
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 16 20 10 16 92
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 9 12 11 10 55
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 10 7 6 16 12 51
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 8 9 8 8 39
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 11 7 3 6 37
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 3 10 9 10 4 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 10 10 8 5 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 8 3 5 5 31
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 2 9 5 5 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 3 2 3 2 15
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 2 0 3 3 11
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 0 2 0 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 225 222 200 204 190 1041
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 409 435 402 383 368 1997


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