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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 228, Metal Fusion Bonding

( 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 25 30 22 30 16 123
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 18 27 21 16 7 89
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 29 23 11 7 16 86
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 25 8 13 8 8 62
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 12 10 10 8 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 16 7 6 8 48
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 7 7 8 7 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 7 8 5 2 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 7 7 3 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 3 5 4 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 7 7 1 0 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 2 6 1 1 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 1 3 7 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 2 4 2 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 4 1 3 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 3 3 4 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 4 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 4 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 3 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 177 181 150 135 118 761
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 95 109 103 94 92 493
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 26 25 14 25 113
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 14 7 9 14 52
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 11 8 7 9 44
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 1 6 7 8 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 8 3 6 7 33
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 12 6 1 5 4 28
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 6 4 4 4 25
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 5 5 8 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 4 3 0 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 1 4 2 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 1 4 3 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 2 0 0 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 192 203 177 166 186 924
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 369 384 327 301 304 1685


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