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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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 11 11 16 21 15 74
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 6 12 11 12 50
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 6 12 12 6 45
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 5 4 5 4 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 7 6 6 4 27
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 4 6 4 3 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 1 8 2 6 24
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 5 5 4 3 23
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 6 4 2 6 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 5 3 6 2 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 3 5 2 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 1 2 4 2 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 5 6 2 0 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 6 4 1 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 4 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 3 1 6 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 4 0 3 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 4 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 101 95 123 117 97 533
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 35 33 39 36 44 187
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 27 12 25 26 12 102
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 13 16 14 13 69
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 8 15 14 7 51
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 7 6 8 12 42
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 8 10 11 6 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 6 6 8 6 36
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 3 5 6 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 1 6 6 3 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 5 5 2 1 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 3 3 2 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 3 2 1 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 126 102 144 142 118 632
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 227 197 267 259 215 1165


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