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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 049, Movable or Removable Closures

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 22 16 18 15 18 89
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 9 4 9 8 40
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 5 7 7 9 32
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 6 0 7 3 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 4 4 7 2 22
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 5 3 4 2 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 8 4 1 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 2 3 5 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 6 4 3 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 1 4 3 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 4 4 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 0 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 3 2 1 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 5 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 0 1 2 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 2 4 0 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 100 89 78 98 75 440
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 33 24 21 23 122
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 22 22 13 11 92
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 13 7 17 8 62
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 6 14 9 4 43
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 7 2 5 1 18
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 3 6 5 3 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 2 1 6 5 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 4 3 0 3 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 1 4 2 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 2 3 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 94 102 90 89 66 441
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 194 191 168 187 141 881


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