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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 141, Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means

( 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 22 36 37 31 31 157
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 12 10 16 17 63
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 11 11 10 15 62
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 17 11 12 14 61
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 13 12 10 15 56
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 9 6 11 11 46
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 15 5 6 6 41
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 7 9 6 8 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 8 8 7 4 38
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 9 5 6 8 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 8 5 3 9 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 5 2 9 27
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 3 6 9 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 5 5 6 6 24
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 4 4 5 1 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 4 4 2 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 2 6 3 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 2 3 5 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 2 5 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 5 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 0 2 3 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 3 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 164 205 182 177 207 935
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 41 33 11 27 130
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 21 25 35 20 113
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 22 15 7 14 67
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 12 9 10 9 50
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 11 6 12 10 45
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 9 4 6 12 36
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 4 5 6 6 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 6 4 0 4 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 5 5 3 16
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 0 2 6 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 4 2 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 87 142 128 109 127 593
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 251 347 310 286 334 1528


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