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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 401, Coating Implements with Material Supply

( 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 20 20 15 21 14 90
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 10 12 8 12 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 18 14 9 6 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 13 8 7 10 50
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 9 4 12 7 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 7 4 9 6 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 11 3 4 6 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 9 6 1 4 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 6 2 5 2 22
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 3 3 2 3 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 3 4 2 3 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 3 6 5 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 5 4 3 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 4 2 4 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 4 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 4 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 111 147 111 113 107 589
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 30 40 49 30 21 170
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 28 21 16 20 111
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 31 14 12 19 96
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 16 16 6 12 65
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 6 8 5 24
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 10 2 1 4 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 5 2 3 5 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 2 2 1 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 3 1 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 114 149 126 85 94 568
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 225 296 237 198 201 1157


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