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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 377, Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems

( 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 12 5 12 6 6 41
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 5 0 1 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 0 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 41 17 36 17 15 126
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 10 5 6 4 37
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 2 4 2 11 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 4 3 0 10
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 4 0 1 5
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 25 27 29 14 25 120
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 66 44 65 31 40 246


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