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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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.) TX TEXAS 37 23 45 30 32 167
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 32 19 15 17 24 107
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 37 15 21 16 6 95
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 10 18 24 13 79
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 11 9 12 16 62
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 3 16 17 11 57
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 14 13 12 6 54
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 10 16 11 10 52
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 18 10 6 7 48
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 9 7 6 2 33
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 11 9 4 4 4 32
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 9 5 3 6 8 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 8 4 3 2 21
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 7 2 3 9 0 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 4 3 8 0 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 4 5 5 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 2 2 5 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 3 1 4 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 1 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 3 1 3 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 4 0 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 231 184 213 202 179 1009
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 78 61 74 70 65 348
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 48 47 50 35 42 222
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 30 16 20 10 100
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 17 13 9 12 11 62
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 10 7 6 16 47
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 10 3 10 9 10 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 3 10 10 8 39
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 6 8 9 8 39
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 10 11 7 3 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 10 8 3 5 29
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 5 2 9 5 28
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 5 3 2 3 15
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 2 0 3 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 3 2 0 2 9
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 0 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 248 225 222 200 204 1099
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 479 409 435 402 383 2108


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