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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 118, Coating Apparatus

( 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 125 101 78 50 41 395
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 19 16 11 16 75
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 15 12 11 12 65
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 13 15 14 5 60
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 7 12 8 3 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 7 9 11 6 46
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 11 11 5 6 43
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 11 6 4 4 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 4 9 5 5 28
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 4 4 2 4 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 5 7 6 4 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 7 5 3 3 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 7 3 3 2 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 5 3 3 3 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 2 3 4 5 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 3 4 5 2 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 5 1 3 5 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 5 5 1 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 6 2 4 3 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 3 4 0 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 1 5 2 13
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 3 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 2 4 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 3 3 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 284 263 232 182 147 1108
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 141 121 110 94 76 542
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 35 28 31 25 159
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 16 16 13 15 23 83
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 12 7 9 4 46
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 6 5 8 5 31
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 10 8 3 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 10 5 3 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 4 5 4 21
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 6 5 2 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 6 3 1 0 15
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 3 3 1 1 15
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 4 1 2 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 1 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 0 0 4 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 261 223 216 187 157 1044
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 545 486 448 369 304 2152


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