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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 148, Metal Treatment

( 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.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 21 18 20 7 82
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 23 13 20 12 78
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 17 13 14 10 17 71
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 8 14 12 17 65
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 9 21 13 4 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 8 11 8 6 41
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 8 5 8 2 33
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 10 3 7 6 32
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 6 4 6 4 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 8 7 4 1 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 3 6 2 6 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 7 2 3 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 7 3 4 1 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 4 3 0 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 0 3 3 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 4 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 0 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 4 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 146 161 152 153 112 724
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 144 190 204 188 144 870
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 44 40 40 30 184
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 16 16 15 17 89
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 6 11 10 5 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 12 6 8 4 35
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 7 4 5 7 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 5 5 11 1 27
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 3 10 7 0 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 7 8 4 2 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 5 6 2 18
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 2 4 2 3 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 4 1 4 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 2 4 0 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 254 307 327 311 233 1432
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 400 468 479 464 345 2156


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