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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 211, Supports: Racks

( 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 23 26 32 38 18 137
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 17 20 18 13 90
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 11 14 17 10 74
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 18 12 16 14 69
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 11 7 10 14 60
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 12 10 8 14 57
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 18 9 6 10 57
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 12 10 10 8 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 8 9 13 6 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 7 11 7 10 43
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 4 14 6 6 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 7 6 7 7 33
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 5 7 2 7 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 8 7 4 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 3 5 3 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 4 2 4 6 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 6 4 5 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 7 0 2 4 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 5 2 1 2 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 4 4 3 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 4 4 3 0 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 2 1 2 4 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 5 2 2 0 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 7 2 2 0 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 0 4 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 235 232 213 216 187 1083
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 24 21 32 32 27 136
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 5 12 10 13 47
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 10 11 6 6 44
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 10 8 9 4 4 35
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 5 4 6 1 21
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 5 4 3 2 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 2 4 1 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 0 1 3 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 4 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AWX ARUBA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 83 77 86 77 64 387
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 318 309 299 293 251 1470


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