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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 206, Special Receptacle or Package

( 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 80 58 63 50 54 305
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 51 40 27 25 27 170
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 40 35 32 28 13 148
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 23 22 26 24 118
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 24 19 22 19 112
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 23 15 25 15 105
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 22 24 20 15 100
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 24 15 17 17 94
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 8 19 11 23 88
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 13 20 9 12 68
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 20 20 7 9 9 65
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 18 16 4 10 63
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 14 6 18 5 61
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 6 13 14 14 59
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 20 9 8 8 53
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 10 8 10 7 44
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 10 8 4 4 34
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 9 7 5 5 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 10 5 6 4 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 8 11 2 3 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 6 9 6 4 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 2 6 2 5 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 3 4 7 1 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 5 2 7 2 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 3 3 4 1 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 4 2 3 0 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 2 4 1 1 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 1 4 1 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 1 6 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 4 1 0 1 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 2 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 5 0 0 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 0 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 536 453 398 361 319 2067
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 59 53 42 47 40 241
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 54 49 50 43 25 221
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 19 28 22 16 117
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 18 17 15 13 84
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 26 12 14 14 15 81
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 15 11 11 14 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 11 8 6 9 42
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 6 7 11 6 35
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 8 5 6 3 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 5 4 5 3 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 6 2 1 4 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 4 2 1 3 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 6 2 2 1 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 5 1 4 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 3 3 2 0 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 1 5 1 0 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 2 3 0 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 0 3 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 268 227 215 197 168 1075
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 804 680 613 558 487 3142


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