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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 040, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting

( 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 21 40 30 32 18 141
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 13 19 22 22 95
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 15 12 21 18 86
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 11 10 11 7 58
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 6 9 12 8 48
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 10 8 9 9 48
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 5 6 9 9 41
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 10 8 7 8 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 5 6 11 8 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 5 8 8 11 38
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 2 7 8 9 35
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 4 2 7 6 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 7 2 7 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 4 3 7 3 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 8 4 5 0 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 7 4 4 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 3 6 2 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 3 1 5 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 2 4 2 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 5 3 2 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 3 4 3 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 3 4 2 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 1 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 1 5 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 3 4 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 3 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 196 179 184 225 195 979
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 15 11 13 9 67
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 15 13 17 13 66
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 13 1 7 5 34
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 3 3 9 5 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 7 5 5 3 23
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 5 5 2 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 3 4 2 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 4 2 1 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 6 0 1 1 11
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 2 3 4 1 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 4 1 2 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 1 0 0 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 4 2 0 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 69 85 64 87 51 356
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 265 264 248 312 246 1335


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