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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 585, Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds

( 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.) TX TEXAS 31 39 30 35 25 160
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 39 23 14 17 119
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 17 14 17 14 72
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 8 6 21 13 58
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 13 12 7 6 2 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 6 5 2 2 24
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 7 2 1 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 7 1 0 0 10
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 1 0 4 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 124 148 108 107 85 572
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 29 13 14 5 89
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 24 17 8 10 80
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 15 10 7 9 54
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 5 6 9 9 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 10 2 2 8 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 5 3 3 5 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 1 1 4 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 4 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 3 0 1 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 0 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 97 102 62 51 63 375
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 221 250 170 158 148 947


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