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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 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 66 72 70 53 36 297
(U.S.) OH OHIO 51 53 35 33 48 220
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 64 44 40 33 21 202
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 45 40 36 47 33 201
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 49 33 38 29 18 167
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 23 12 7 9 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 25 20 10 8 18 81
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 19 16 20 6 81
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 18 17 18 10 79
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 20 16 12 11 12 71
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 18 14 11 11 64
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 14 8 10 2 49
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 10 6 6 9 46
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 9 9 14 5 3 40
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 6 7 10 10 39
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 9 6 12 6 39
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 15 5 4 3 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 9 7 6 1 36
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 6 6 9 9 34
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 7 2 10 5 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 6 2 8 4 31
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 5 6 7 28
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 9 6 4 2 27
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 7 6 6 2 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 8 3 6 2 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 5 3 3 1 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 4 5 3 1 19
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 5 2 4 2 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 6 0 4 4 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 1 7 3 0 16
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 2 5 1 3 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 3 4 1 1 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 4 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 1 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 0 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 562 525 424 401 316 2228
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 98 71 78 63 77 387
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 51 37 19 29 161
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 38 24 28 17 20 127
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 22 22 33 21 119
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 33 28 16 23 10 110
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 17 25 25 18 105
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 15 13 24 15 84
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 16 7 17 11 5 56
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 16 6 8 7 47
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 12 6 8 4 39
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 6 9 3 4 30
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 9 6 5 4 30
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 4 6 1 6 28
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 5 4 3 5 27
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 6 6 5 6 27
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 7 3 5 2 19
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 5 5 4 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 2 3 7 15
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 5 2 1 1 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 6 1 1 3 11
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 2 0 3 4 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 3 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 3 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) FJX FIJI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPL. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 346 335 309 279 264 1533
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 908 860 733 680 580 3761


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