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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 482, Exercise Devices

( 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 51 49 46 47 58 251
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 26 22 13 21 19 101
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 19 14 11 17 82
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 14 14 13 11 69
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 13 12 9 9 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 9 5 19 4 46
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 9 9 4 6 41
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 8 8 9 8 39
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 10 6 8 6 38
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 10 11 4 4 37
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 14 3 11 4 4 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 8 6 9 10 36
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 8 5 9 6 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 5 6 10 7 34
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 9 7 3 3 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 9 4 7 6 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 7 7 6 5 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 7 7 7 3 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 8 4 3 3 29
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 5 8 4 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 5 8 4 5 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 4 1 2 2 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 7 2 4 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 5 7 3 0 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 6 5 5 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 4 3 3 2 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 3 1 7 0 17
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 2 0 3 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 3 4 0 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 3 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 308 272 257 257 228 1322
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 67 52 51 60 104 334
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 15 10 11 7 48
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 6 7 8 4 26
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 5 1 6 6 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 6 5 1 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 2 4 2 14
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 3 2 3 2 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPL. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 107 98 93 114 136 548
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 415 370 350 371 364 1870


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