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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 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( 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 72 70 53 36 27 258
(U.S.) OH OHIO 53 35 33 48 13 182
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 40 36 47 33 19 175
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 44 40 33 21 16 154
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 38 29 18 21 139
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 16 20 6 9 70
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 17 18 10 6 69
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 12 11 12 14 65
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 18 14 11 11 7 61
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 10 8 18 1 57
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 12 7 9 4 55
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 7 10 10 6 39
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 6 12 6 4 37
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 8 10 2 1 35
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 6 6 9 3 34
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 9 14 5 3 3 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 6 9 9 0 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 5 6 7 4 28
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 5 4 3 0 27
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 2 10 5 2 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 7 6 1 1 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 2 8 4 2 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 6 4 2 1 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 6 6 2 1 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 3 6 2 0 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 5 3 1 4 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 2 4 2 2 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 0 4 4 0 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 3 1 2 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 5 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 4 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 7 3 0 0 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 525 424 401 316 185 1851
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 71 78 63 77 38 327
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 51 37 19 29 15 151
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 22 33 21 12 110
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 24 28 17 20 12 101
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 25 25 18 13 98
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 28 16 23 10 7 84
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 13 24 15 8 75
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 17 11 5 10 50
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 6 8 7 5 42
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 6 8 4 0 30
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 6 5 4 4 28
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 6 5 6 2 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 9 3 4 0 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 6 1 6 2 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 4 3 5 1 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 7 3 5 2 0 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 3 7 3 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 5 5 4 1 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 1 1 3 0 11
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 0 3 4 2 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 5 2 1 1 0 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 2 0 0 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) FJX FIJI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 335 309 279 264 140 1327
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 860 733 680 580 325 3178


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