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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 224, Package and Article Carriers

( 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 37 45 49 37 36 204
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 24 15 11 21 94
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 12 12 14 7 61
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 13 9 7 11 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 7 13 9 8 41
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 7 4 4 15 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 8 6 5 7 35
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 8 7 8 6 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 6 3 4 5 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 5 5 3 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 2 7 1 5 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 5 5 1 3 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 4 5 6 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 2 6 3 4 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 6 7 2 2 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 4 3 5 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 6 4 5 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 6 4 2 1 19
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 2 5 3 2 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 8 1 2 17
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 4 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 3 3 3 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 3 8 0 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 3 2 2 14
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 2 0 3 2 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 0 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 4 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 206 214 211 175 188 994
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 8 7 11 9 45
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 14 9 6 2 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 13 4 7 4 35
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 13 9 7 3 34
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 6 2 5 4 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 6 2 3 4 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 4 1 2 4 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 39 79 41 50 37 246
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 245 293 252 225 225 1240


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