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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 047, Plant Husbandry

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 31 31 52 62 28 204
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 20 16 18 12 85
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 2 9 6 4 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 8 4 3 4 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 4 7 4 3 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 6 3 1 3 24
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 3 4 7 2 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 6 5 1 6 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 6 4 5 1 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 6 4 3 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 5 5 1 18
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 6 3 0 1 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 3 3 2 1 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 2 2 4 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 7 1 1 0 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 4 2 0 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 169 142 158 150 92 711
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 12 7 8 6 46
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 10 14 12 6 2 44
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 4 3 4 5 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 2 6 4 2 27
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 5 8 3 4 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 5 5 7 0 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 4 3 4 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 0 7 2 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 1 2 3 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 2 0 3 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 4 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 66 58 61 55 36 276
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 235 200 219 205 128 987


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