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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 209, Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids

( 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.) TX TEXAS 10 14 18 14 10 66
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 17 7 6 5 42
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 7 3 6 8 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 7 4 4 5 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 3 2 4 8 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 4 1 10 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 5 3 4 5 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 5 4 3 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 3 3 4 3 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 5 2 3 3 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 2 5 2 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 7 2 1 0 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 6 1 4 0 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 1 5 1 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 6 2 0 3 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 0 2 1 4 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 4 3 1 0 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 1 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 115 124 96 94 91 520
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 29 22 13 22 113
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 18 23 17 25 100
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 9 8 2 3 30
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 8 2 3 6 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 7 3 2 6 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 6 3 5 4 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 1 3 4 2 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 2 0 1 5 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 4 2 2 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 5 1 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 1 2 0 3 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 105 101 79 64 93 442
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 220 225 175 158 184 962


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