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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 442, Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.)

( 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.) GA GEORGIA 23 7 9 19 22 80
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 17 11 14 13 59
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 10 4 6 8 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 8 4 4 7 34
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 6 4 6 8 33
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 8 2 6 11 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 1 5 9 4 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 6 4 5 1 27
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 5 3 4 21
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 3 4 4 2 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 5 2 5 3 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 3 4 9 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 2 1 4 3 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 2 4 3 16
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 5 2 4 1 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 1 4 2 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 0 4 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 0 4 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 135 105 69 118 121 548
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 44 29 17 22 34 146
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 15 13 9 12 63
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 3 3 6 6 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 6 1 2 4 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 2 1 5 11
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 0 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 86 64 46 51 77 324
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 221 169 115 169 198 872


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