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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 451, Abrading

( 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 94 126 121 143 111 595
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 15 56 70 46 38 225
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 24 35 22 22 23 126
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 18 18 25 29 115
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 29 23 21 14 100
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 22 14 18 12 84
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 20 20 12 10 75
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 14 10 12 10 60
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 12 6 17 14 60
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 11 13 13 7 60
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 7 9 18 12 10 56
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 10 8 7 10 48
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 9 13 11 9 48
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 12 9 5 9 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 6 10 8 5 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 11 9 3 5 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 7 2 9 6 27
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 5 4 7 2 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 5 4 2 20
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 7 5 2 2 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 2 5 1 4 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 6 3 3 3 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 4 2 2 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 1 1 7 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 4 3 2 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 5 0 2 0 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 349 478 441 427 367 2062
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 186 202 190 148 166 892
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 36 40 54 45 56 231
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 33 42 37 37 63 212
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 16 10 5 15 59
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 11 7 20 11 52
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 8 9 8 9 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 5 10 1 7 33
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 8 8 8 4 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 8 6 6 2 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 4 4 4 5 24
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 8 2 3 1 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 3 3 1 4 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 1 3 5 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 2 2 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 4 2 3 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 0 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 320 373 349 304 363 1709
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 669 851 790 731 730 3771


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