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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 446, Amusement Devices: Toys

( 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 71 56 54 68 48 297
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 17 22 27 23 110
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 6 11 23 12 65
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 12 10 14 13 61
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 9 10 15 6 51
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 8 10 13 5 50
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 7 4 9 10 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 7 8 8 5 31
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 4 5 4 7 28
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 9 4 7 2 28
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 8 3 0 5 10 26
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 3 5 3 6 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 7 5 7 0 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 5 6 5 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 7 1 3 0 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 2 10 1 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 2 6 3 3 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 4 5 5 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 4 0 2 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 1 6 4 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 1 4 4 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 0 3 3 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 0 0 4 4 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 6 0 4 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 4 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 0 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 249 193 196 266 191 1095
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 33 33 41 39 25 171
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 10 16 20 18 71
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 10 22 13 14 65
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 6 4 8 6 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 6 6 5 3 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 4 4 5 2 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 3 2 2 10 18
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 3 4 2 1 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 1 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 81 91 112 102 90 476
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 330 284 308 368 281 1571


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