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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 099, Foods and Beverages: Apparatus

( 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 24 38 25 23 17 127
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 22 13 14 10 80
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 9 9 16 11 51
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 8 9 7 10 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 5 4 5 6 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 5 8 3 2 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 6 5 4 2 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 8 4 5 1 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 5 5 3 4 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 4 5 7 23
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 3 5 4 3 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 4 2 1 8 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 5 2 4 2 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 7 2 1 5 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 1 8 4 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 1 2 1 6 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 2 1 1 1 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 4 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 3 3 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 0 2 0 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 180 169 131 132 117 729
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 35 37 29 33 164
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 14 17 10 16 79
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 13 12 13 9 64
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 9 8 15 13 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 10 7 12 11 50
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 11 13 9 2 42
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 12 8 5 8 41
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 11 6 7 8 39
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 6 10 7 6 35
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 7 9 2 6 34
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 7 2 7 4 23
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 3 2 5 3 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 2 3 0 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 1 3 1 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 4 0 1 4 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 4 3 1 0 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 7 1 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GNX GUINEA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 151 158 145 143 130 727
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 331 327 276 275 247 1456


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