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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 384, Bearings

( 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 9 18 14 11 16 68
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 12 7 15 9 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 5 7 11 7 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 7 8 8 3 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 5 6 3 1 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 6 5 3 3 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 4 6 3 1 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 3 6 3 0 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 5 1 0 4 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 4 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 68 99 85 83 60 395
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 106 115 120 132 127 600
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 45 41 33 30 196
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 10 16 13 10 57
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 11 9 9 11 46
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 7 12 3 4 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 6 4 2 6 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 4 1 3 2 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 4 5 1 17
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 0 4 3 2 15
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 2 2 5 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 199 212 220 214 205 1050
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 267 311 305 297 265 1445


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