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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 049, Movable or Removable Closures

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 34 22 16 18 15 105
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 10 9 4 9 39
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 4 5 7 7 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 7 6 0 7 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 4 4 7 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 5 3 4 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 4 8 4 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 1 2 4 4 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 2 1 7 4 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 4 0 2 2 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 4 2 2 3 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 3 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 3 1 4 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 5 1 2 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 1 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 2 4 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 1 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 1 4 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 128 100 89 79 98 494
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 32 21 33 24 21 131
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 24 22 22 13 104
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 17 13 7 17 66
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 10 6 14 9 47
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 7 2 5 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 0 3 6 5 19
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 2 2 1 6 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 3 0 1 4 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 4 3 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 108 94 102 90 90 484
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 236 194 191 169 188 978


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