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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 493, Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web

( 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.) WI WISCONSIN 12 8 13 10 17 60
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 14 8 12 5 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 5 3 10 10 35
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 9 5 5 7 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 2 2 5 4 22
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 4 6 4 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 3 3 5 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 0 3 3 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 5 0 3 3 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 0 2 1 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 0 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 0 1 0 4 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 1 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 0 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 1 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 4 0 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 107 71 49 83 82 392
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 21 17 21 21 106
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 11 7 17 17 63
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 3 3 4 6 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 3 1 6 2 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 3 1 7 4 16
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 1 3 3 4 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 5 2 1 4 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 3 1 2 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 4 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 64 66 39 68 65 302
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 171 137 88 151 147 694


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