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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 081, Tools

( 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 28 38 23 20 22 131
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 20 9 7 6 57
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 15 7 6 6 55
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 20 8 8 5 53
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 13 10 3 6 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 8 9 5 12 46
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 8 7 7 8 41
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 8 10 6 4 39
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 14 10 7 4 1 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 8 2 7 9 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 7 2 4 5 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 7 2 6 3 23
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 6 4 3 4 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 6 6 6 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 4 3 5 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 2 5 4 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 1 1 3 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 3 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 4 2 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 5 2 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 0 4 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 2 2 2 0 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 6 0 0 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 5 0 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 214 230 150 130 133 857
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 75 94 90 66 83 408
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 19 14 9 8 60
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 12 5 5 8 47
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 9 9 7 7 39
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 5 1 2 4 19
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 10 3 1 3 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 8 5 1 1 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 5 4 1 1 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 3 2 0 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 137 177 143 98 123 678
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 351 407 293 228 256 1535


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