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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 160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel

( 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 33 18 12 13 13 89
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 12 12 14 14 61
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 10 6 10 9 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 8 6 6 3 36
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 9 7 2 6 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 5 6 7 9 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 12 5 3 3 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 1 7 7 9 32
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 4 2 6 6 24
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 5 5 7 3 22
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 4 5 4 4 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 2 4 2 4 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 1 4 7 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 5 4 0 0 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 2 2 4 2 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 6 2 0 2 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 4 2 2 0 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 4 3 4 1 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 0 1 2 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 0 4 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 165 132 104 109 109 619
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 30 14 25 36 118
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 15 16 14 13 69
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 9 12 10 13 53
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 6 5 3 6 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 1 4 7 1 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 1 2 1 5 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 2 3 3 1 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 1 2 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 2 0 1 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 2 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 74 79 68 75 84 380
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 239 211 172 184 193 999


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