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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 277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture

( 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 24 26 14 22 14 100
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 16 17 23 11 87
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 18 21 11 10 77
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 16 10 24 10 8 68
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 9 11 10 12 51
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 5 9 7 7 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 6 5 7 4 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 10 6 4 2 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 2 3 7 7 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 1 5 2 5 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 8 8 0 3 23
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 5 4 3 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 5 6 1 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 3 0 4 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 4 2 2 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 4 2 3 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 4 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 144 163 165 137 115 724
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 43 63 44 50 57 257
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 47 38 35 41 191
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 14 8 10 8 52
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 9 13 10 4 42
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 2 0 8 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 4 2 4 2 19
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 3 2 6 2 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 4 6 0 4 15
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 3 5 0 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 5 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 114 163 131 126 134 668
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 258 326 296 263 249 1392


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