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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 160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel

( 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 18 12 13 13 12 68
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 12 14 14 15 67
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 6 10 9 2 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 7 2 6 7 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 6 6 3 7 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 8 9 1 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 7 7 9 4 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 5 3 3 2 25
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 5 7 3 4 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 4 4 4 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 6 6 2 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 4 7 3 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 4 1 0 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 2 0 2 1 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 4 2 3 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 4 0 0 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 132 104 110 109 95 550
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 14 26 37 34 141
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 16 15 13 10 69
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 12 10 13 5 49
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 5 3 6 2 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 7 1 3 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 2 2 4 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 3 1 2 11
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 3 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 2 0 2 9
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 1 5 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 79 68 77 85 73 382
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 211 172 187 194 168 932


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