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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 403, Joints and Connections

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 18 16 17 15 13 79
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 17 18 7 11 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 15 10 7 4 48
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 10 6 10 6 48
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 9 8 9 8 41
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 6 6 6 0 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 1 3 3 8 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 4 5 3 3 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 5 0 5 7 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 7 2 7 19
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 4 3 5 4 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 5 3 4 1 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 3 6 4 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 6 2 3 0 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 5 1 1 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 3 4 4 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 2 5 1 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 2 2 5 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 4 1 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 120 136 130 118 97 601
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 49 51 42 42 225
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 25 21 23 17 108
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 15 32 23 21 100
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 21 16 10 13 67
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 4 6 7 13 37
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 6 8 4 7 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 7 8 6 3 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 6 8 4 4 25
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 3 3 5 3 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 3 3 0 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 0 3 1 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 5 5 10
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 0 3 3 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 121 157 163 152 142 735
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 241 293 293 270 239 1336


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