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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 235, Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.)

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 50 49 80 85 51 315
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 49 54 64 67 51 285
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 26 45 33 54 182
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 30 36 24 15 119
(U.S.) OH OHIO 22 12 24 24 17 99
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 12 16 29 18 86
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 9 12 19 23 69
(U.S.) OR OREGON 18 8 15 11 9 61
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 6 13 12 7 49
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 15 17 6 48
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 12 8 6 6 45
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 9 13 8 8 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 6 8 11 8 41
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 8 6 10 10 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 6 12 9 38
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 7 11 8 6 35
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 11 10 2 33
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 4 8 5 3 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 10 5 4 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 5 8 4 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 5 6 6 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 2 6 3 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 4 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 3 4 3 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 5 2 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 296 307 442 452 341 1838
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 99 107 146 142 128 622
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 38 41 35 24 163
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 39 31 32 14 137
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 34 25 36 15 127
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 20 27 26 16 95
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 9 21 19 53
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 8 9 9 4 34
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 7 6 9 31
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 5 5 9 2 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 3 9 5 4 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 5 5 6 26
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 2 3 8 8 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 9 6 3 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 3 3 7 19
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 2 5 2 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 0 0 1 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 4 1 1 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 215 287 348 360 275 1485
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 511 594 790 812 616 3323


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