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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 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles

( 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 156 159 155 173 187 830
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 129 136 170 146 140 721
(U.S.) OH OHIO 112 103 94 127 108 544
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 104 92 102 104 96 498
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 73 78 63 81 78 373
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 55 63 81 77 77 353
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 73 61 65 48 53 300
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 47 55 59 56 48 265
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 36 49 48 50 55 238
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 54 35 42 54 40 225
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 33 47 51 41 43 215
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 53 34 46 44 34 211
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 37 34 39 42 18 170
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 21 30 29 40 27 147
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 23 27 40 29 25 144
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 26 35 27 19 33 140
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 35 23 24 32 22 136
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 26 22 25 25 110
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 27 19 18 22 17 103
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 23 24 16 22 100
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 14 16 25 22 97
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 18 23 14 11 17 83
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 18 23 13 11 82
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 18 15 11 9 71
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 17 10 16 14 70
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 20 11 8 15 8 62
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 12 9 8 9 14 52
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 9 11 6 15 49
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 7 4 13 10 43
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 5 10 10 4 34
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 7 5 9 3 32
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 8 8 4 5 29
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 5 10 1 6 7 29
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 4 6 5 21
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 3 5 4 5 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 9 3 2 2 20
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 6 8 2 1 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 6 1 2 4 18
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 3 3 5 0 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 3 3 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 3 0 4 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1317 1320 1372 1409 1315 6733
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 890 994 1062 1086 1138 5170
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 184 199 243 279 303 1208
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 69 80 54 70 60 333
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 55 65 56 41 48 265
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 45 52 43 29 47 216
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 28 27 44 37 43 179
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 26 33 41 50 169
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 20 22 28 28 27 125
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 30 22 24 27 121
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 24 16 22 20 36 118
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 20 26 25 18 28 117
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 30 26 20 23 109
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 10 6 13 10 49
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 12 10 6 8 41
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 7 8 6 2 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 5 9 5 6 30
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 5 7 6 2 25
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 1 4 5 2 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 7 1 2 3 4 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 5 3 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 2 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1443 1626 1721 1768 1887 8445
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2760 2946 3093 3177 3202 15178


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