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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2000 - 2004 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 341, Coded Data Generation or Conversion

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 66 123 134 119 156 598
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 42 67 71 67 44 291
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 32 25 21 8 96
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 18 23 24 14 91
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 21 10 25 17 87
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 11 16 15 11 69
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 17 13 13 16 65
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 9 10 8 14 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 16 11 7 2 47
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 7 5 7 12 35
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 5 2 13 9 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 4 4 12 9 31
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 5 9 1 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 8 2 2 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 9 4 3 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 5 6 4 5 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 2 8 1 2 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 5 3 5 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 5 3 3 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 3 3 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 4 3 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 5 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 4 0 6 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 228 377 397 382 352 1736
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 88 116 148 119 138 609
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 18 21 36 33 124
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 18 22 30 34 123
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 27 20 22 15 26 110
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 19 21 18 17 93
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 14 17 25 17 83
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 14 16 10 17 70
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 11 12 15 13 61
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 10 16 8 11 49
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 15 6 10 41
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 6 8 5 7 31
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 4 4 8 8 28
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 10 10 3 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 3 9 8 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 8 3 3 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 2 5 2 13
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 4 6 3 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 5 5 2 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 4 3 1 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 2 0 4 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 230 268 364 339 367 1568
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 458 645 761 721 719 3304


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