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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 118, Coating Apparatus

( 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 128 125 109 79 50 491
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 13 20 16 11 74
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 13 13 15 14 65
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 15 15 12 11 63
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 17 7 12 8 59
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 13 7 9 11 53
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 12 12 6 4 48
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 10 11 11 5 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 4 9 5 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 5 8 5 3 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 5 5 3 3 25
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 11 4 4 2 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 7 3 3 23
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 5 7 6 23
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 5 3 4 5 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 3 5 5 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 4 5 1 3 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 4 3 4 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 6 2 4 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 5 2 3 4 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 3 1 5 15
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 2 4 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 3 3 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 281 284 274 233 182 1254
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 162 140 125 112 94 633
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 40 35 28 32 165
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 22 16 16 13 15 82
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 14 13 7 9 63
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 3 3 10 8 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 7 6 5 8 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 4 3 10 5 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 5 7 3 1 19
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 3 3 1 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 1 6 5 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 4 4 1 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 4 4 4 5 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 5 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 269 260 229 218 188 1164
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 550 544 503 451 370 2418


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