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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 015, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning

( 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 51 58 39 31 31 210
(U.S.) OH OHIO 37 24 32 36 31 160
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 28 26 17 24 16 111
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 17 23 18 11 89
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 16 10 15 16 78
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 21 18 10 6 76
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 28 9 16 13 5 71
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 13 10 15 8 63
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 12 9 9 7 55
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 3 8 8 10 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 6 7 4 6 37
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 3 9 6 8 35
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 7 8 5 2 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 8 6 7 5 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 4 5 6 6 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 6 3 6 4 28
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 5 6 5 24
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 3 11 3 2 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 0 4 4 6 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 6 5 5 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 5 5 3 4 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 3 1 4 4 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 2 4 1 3 18
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 3 5 4 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 3 1 5 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 2 5 2 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 5 0 4 3 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 7 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 2 2 1 1 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 3 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 388 292 282 278 232 1472
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 44 36 42 43 212
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 59 49 30 42 29 209
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 35 24 21 18 19 117
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 20 15 23 15 93
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 6 8 29 22 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 9 7 20 10 61
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 11 4 8 9 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 5 10 4 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 4 5 2 6 24
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 6 8 3 2 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 5 4 3 4 21
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 5 1 6 8 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 5 2 2 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 4 3 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 0 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 226 211 162 223 191 1013
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 614 503 444 501 423 2485


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