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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 235, Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.)

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 69 50 49 81 85 334
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 45 49 54 64 67 279
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 24 26 44 33 151
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 27 14 30 36 24 131
(U.S.) OH OHIO 20 22 12 24 24 102
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 11 12 16 29 82
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 18 8 15 11 67
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 13 12 8 6 65
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 6 9 12 19 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 11 6 13 12 51
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 4 6 15 17 47
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 6 8 6 10 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 6 9 13 8 41
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 8 6 9 11 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 4 6 11 10 38
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 5 6 6 12 37
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 3 7 11 8 34
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 3 10 5 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 5 4 8 5 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 4 5 8 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 4 1 2 6 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 3 5 6 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 4 4 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 2 5 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 1 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 346 296 307 443 452 1844
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 116 99 107 146 142 610
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 25 38 41 35 180
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 21 39 31 32 132
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 17 34 25 36 126
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 6 20 27 26 84
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 4 8 9 9 43
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 1 9 21 39
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 7 5 5 9 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 4 9 6 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 6 3 9 5 26
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 4 2 3 8 26
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 5 5 5 5 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 5 7 6 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 3 3 3 3 21
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 2 2 5 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 2 0 0 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 4 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 250 215 287 348 360 1460
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 596 511 594 791 812 3304


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