Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMD Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports


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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 23 23 22 43 35 146
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 22 19 19 14 23 97
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 10 8 2 2 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 5 2 4 5 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 3 10 6 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 3 4 4 4 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 5 2 3 1 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 8 4 3 1 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 1 0 3 1 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 4 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 107 96 75 101 96 475
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 416 383 376 486 538 2199
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 73 84 110 170 227 664
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 14 23 36 78 165
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 17 14 18 18 86
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 4 3 16 11 40
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 6 8 5 14 38
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 2 6 7 23
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 2 4 2 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 3 3 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 1 0 4 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 544 522 550 756 909 3281
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 651 618 625 857 1005 3756


PTMD Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Office of Electronic Information Products - PTMD
MDW 4C18; P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

tel: (571) 272-5600
fax: (571) 273-0110
email: oeip@uspto.gov

address of PTMD pages at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tafp.html
ftp download of selected PTMD reports and materials from : ftp.uspto.gov/pub/taf/


Top

Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMD Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports