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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 181, Acoustics

( 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 14 13 16 13 15 71
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 8 9 7 6 39
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 1 3 6 5 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 6 3 4 1 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 2 7 2 1 18
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 2 2 6 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 3 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 4 3 1 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 2 2 5 1 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 3 5 4 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 1 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 3 1 3 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 1 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 101 64 83 89 64 401
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 16 16 22 28 100
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 17 14 12 12 69
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 2 13 9 6 39
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 3 2 6 11 28
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 3 6 8 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 6 6 4 23
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 3 3 5 2 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 2 6 3 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 1 3 2 0 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 71 62 69 90 80 372
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 172 126 152 179 144 773


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