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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 101, Printing

( 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.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 26 25 25 28 9 113
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 11 17 17 4 57
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 12 10 13 5 50
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 10 6 12 7 47
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 5 7 9 9 39
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 8 12 8 1 38
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 4 3 8 6 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 3 6 3 4 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 8 3 2 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 3 2 9 1 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 7 3 4 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 6 1 7 1 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 1 3 5 1 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 5 1 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 0 2 4 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 0 5 4 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 1 4 4 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 1 3 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 3 4 0 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 4 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 142 129 134 172 87 664
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 101 146 159 147 88 641
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 72 101 156 156 102 587
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 10 21 12 7 57
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 8 13 12 10 49
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 9 8 15 2 41
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 8 13 6 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 9 8 6 2 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 4 5 10 7 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 8 4 5 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 4 4 4 3 20
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 4 1 4 4 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 6 6 3 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 2 1 6 1 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 5 3 1 13
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 5 2 1 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 243 309 413 408 247 1620
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 385 438 547 580 334 2284


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