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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 121 116 142 123 123 625
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 76 71 71 60 61 339
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 50 76 65 64 44 299
(U.S.) OH OHIO 44 41 34 32 33 184
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 46 31 29 23 24 153
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 36 22 27 27 26 138
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 28 22 25 29 20 124
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 21 28 25 29 13 116
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 21 23 26 19 115
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 21 16 26 33 13 109
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 17 10 20 26 97
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 24 18 16 17 96
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 15 15 12 20 74
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 12 11 18 13 70
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 18 13 12 9 68
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 13 15 13 12 67
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 14 15 13 13 67
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 11 14 10 10 63
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 10 13 12 10 59
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 10 12 14 12 56
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 15 10 11 11 7 54
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 10 7 11 11 45
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 6 6 9 8 37
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 6 6 4 7 32
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8 6 8 3 4 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 2 4 8 6 28
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 3 7 4 6 28
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 4 10 1 6 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 5 3 7 21
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 3 7 3 1 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 1 5 3 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 4 2 5 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 4 3 4 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 2 5 1 14
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 5 5 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 4 2 4 1 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 6 1 0 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 4 1 4 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 3 0 3 0 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 729 672 710 679 614 3404
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 317 292 407 369 343 1728
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 102 102 104 101 77 486
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 22 47 47 39 189
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 17 32 30 22 36 137
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 34 21 29 24 16 124
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 26 20 23 21 113
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 27 18 16 23 20 104
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 17 21 16 14 77
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 7 20 13 7 62
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 19 9 13 11 9 61
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 4 5 9 4 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 3 9 5 8 29
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 5 7 2 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 5 8 3 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 4 3 5 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 4 4 1 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 2 4 0 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 3 4 2 0 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 4 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 0 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CIX IVORY COAST 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 646 580 756 717 629 3328
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1375 1252 1466 1396 1243 6732


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