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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 41 70 60 54 63 288
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 50 55 43 31 194
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 33 31 25 16 119
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 23 27 20 23 110
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 28 25 21 20 109
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 46 21 9 1 101
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 22 26 11 15 94
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 19 22 16 21 88
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 27 16 16 12 83
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 18 17 17 12 81
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 10 23 14 15 70
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 26 16 8 9 67
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 15 19 12 9 66
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 16 16 9 8 55
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 11 10 14 12 52
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 8 10 16 6 44
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 3 10 12 13 43
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 10 13 5 5 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 9 10 7 5 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 6 4 6 4 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 6 4 7 8 27
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 3 3 8 5 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 5 4 9 7 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 5 7 1 3 24
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 2 4 3 6 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 3 6 0 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 4 1 3 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 0 3 1 11
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 3 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 3 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 4 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 292 503 482 390 356 2023
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 113 193 248 211 209 974
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 38 59 50 47 46 240
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 31 40 36 36 148
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 29 32 22 17 114
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 9 17 16 16 67
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 18 18 12 12 62
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 12 9 7 8 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 11 10 10 6 43
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 9 10 5 14 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 6 2 6 2 23
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 3 6 3 1 19
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 0 3 4 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 4 3 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 0 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 4 0 1 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 224 407 469 398 394 1892
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 516 910 951 788 750 3915


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