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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 520, Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528)

( 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.) OH OHIO 164 212 200 161 117 854
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 185 164 155 131 149 784
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 147 170 174 134 109 734
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 110 139 133 124 89 595
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 108 97 100 107 117 529
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 83 72 106 87 89 437
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 98 98 84 80 65 425
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 56 63 81 79 67 346
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 62 75 77 52 57 323
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 77 73 55 51 45 301
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 52 66 57 40 32 247
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 45 63 39 50 40 237
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 36 37 38 41 31 183
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 43 37 40 32 26 178
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 38 27 27 26 20 138
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 24 15 29 35 23 126
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 20 35 29 24 12 120
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 21 26 36 23 12 118
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 12 27 15 27 11 92
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 19 14 22 17 17 89
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 22 15 14 12 20 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 17 14 18 12 80
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 11 11 17 10 56
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 10 14 6 10 7 47
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 12 12 9 9 3 45
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 9 13 4 9 5 40
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 8 4 11 9 38
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 7 12 10 5 37
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 6 9 7 6 31
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 4 6 10 6 30
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 8 4 7 8 3 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 12 3 2 2 30
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 5 11 5 4 29
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 6 6 4 6 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 2 4 4 6 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 6 3 5 0 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 1 5 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 4 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1556 1667 1634 1475 1241 7573
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 804 886 876 800 752 4118
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 423 477 417 487 449 2253
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 87 100 100 95 92 474
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 58 75 70 63 60 326
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 68 61 59 58 66 312
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 47 59 70 74 54 304
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 55 46 58 68 64 291
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 49 71 55 52 44 271
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 47 58 67 38 57 267
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 33 51 46 40 43 213
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 26 25 26 18 118
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 17 23 10 7 67
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 14 15 14 11 65
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 14 13 12 12 59
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 12 8 8 14 45
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 11 7 7 3 38
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 4 4 9 7 5 29
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 5 2 12 6 28
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 8 1 5 7 4 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 4 2 8 4 21
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 9 6 0 3 2 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 5 2 4 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 5 2 2 2 12
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 2 3 3 2 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 1 3 2 1 11
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 4 3 0 0 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 0 2 3 8
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD/TOBAGO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1782 2023 1952 1917 1794 9468
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3338 3690 3586 3392 3035 17041


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