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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 250, Radiant Energy

( 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 153 198 214 253 262 1080
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 33 47 49 67 105 301
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 57 57 72 61 288
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 39 34 41 42 44 200
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 34 22 27 17 117
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 19 26 28 15 20 108
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 24 21 17 18 23 103
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 26 20 22 22 101
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 24 25 17 13 95
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 21 20 17 13 88
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 9 21 15 26 85
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 17 11 18 22 84
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 13 11 15 18 78
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 12 11 21 27 75
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 8 6 19 21 71
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 14 14 15 14 71
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 12 18 14 18 69
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 14 10 25 10 68
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 12 16 11 19 64
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 10 12 9 11 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 6 13 7 4 37
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 5 12 8 6 36
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 11 6 6 6 33
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 4 7 6 9 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 4 4 5 8 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 2 8 3 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 3 7 5 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 4 4 6 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 3 4 4 7 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 2 7 5 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 5 3 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 4 0 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 535 673 703 795 850 3556
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 281 311 435 504 525 2056
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 62 63 110 152 157 544
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 25 31 44 50 66 216
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 25 33 22 46 48 174
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 35 28 30 30 145
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 25 22 27 35 137
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 13 20 24 26 28 111
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 23 18 18 29 94
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 12 27 22 26 94
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 11 10 10 18 54
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 8 19 9 9 53
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 8 12 4 6 36
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 12 6 7 6 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 7 5 8 6 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 6 8 7 26
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 8 2 3 4 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 4 2 4 3 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 1 3 4 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 2 5 0 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 4 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 515 635 805 955 1016 3926
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1050 1308 1508 1750 1866 7482


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