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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 220, Receptacles

( 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 53 45 42 28 17 185
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 27 19 17 11 104
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 11 13 16 6 65
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 13 6 6 11 51
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 12 11 10 5 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 9 9 9 6 49
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 15 9 6 7 44
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 9 6 5 2 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 11 6 9 6 40
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 8 4 10 9 38
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 10 6 4 7 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 6 7 6 5 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 3 7 2 6 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 7 2 6 6 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 6 3 4 2 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 4 2 2 4 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 3 3 2 4 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 3 5 3 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 4 5 0 2 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 6 2 2 1 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 4 0 2 1 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 3 2 1 1 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 0 4 2 0 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 1 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 295 247 187 174 133 1036
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 27 18 20 20 117
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 28 25 21 17 22 113
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 29 13 11 7 85
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 8 11 12 10 62
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 10 5 10 7 48
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 9 5 5 7 42
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 7 3 5 6 26
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 6 1 7 1 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 1 2 4 4 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 7 3 1 1 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 2 1 1 0 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 0 2 4 1 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 1 3 0 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 5 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 193 152 96 110 96 647
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 488 399 283 284 229 1683


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