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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 85 108 139 134 106 572
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 37 60 51 50 34 232
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 29 26 21 29 128
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 13 13 24 17 92
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 13 17 23 15 88
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 12 15 14 19 83
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 11 14 15 11 69
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 11 19 8 9 59
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 5 18 30 58
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 11 16 5 10 54
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 14 9 12 6 52
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 7 13 10 8 52
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 8 10 10 7 47
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 11 10 2 10 45
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 9 5 11 6 38
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 5 13 7 33
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 5 8 7 10 33
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 3 7 6 7 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 6 7 5 8 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 5 6 6 4 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 2 2 8 6 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 5 2 6 5 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 7 2 4 4 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 4 6 2 5 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 5 10 1 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 4 2 7 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 6 6 1 3 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 7 2 3 2 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 5 2 5 6 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 4 4 2 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 4 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 5 2 0 2 13
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 4 3 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 419 416 458 457 424 2174
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 65 88 91 121 98 463
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 26 34 42 47 172
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 22 14 9 10 77
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 8 4 6 4 28
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 4 5 6 3 23
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 5 3 4 9 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 6 0 4 3 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 4 4 2 0 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 142 179 165 206 183 875
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 561 595 623 663 607 3049


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