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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 585, Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds

( 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 34 31 39 30 35 169
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 26 39 23 14 134
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 10 17 14 17 77
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 26 13 12 7 6 64
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 10 8 6 21 58
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 9 6 5 2 24
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 2 3 7 2 18
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 3 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 7 1 0 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 2 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 142 124 148 108 107 629
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 28 29 13 14 108
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 20 21 24 17 8 90
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 13 15 10 7 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 6 10 2 2 29
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 5 6 9 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 5 3 3 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 4 4 1 1 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 1 4 2 3 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 3 0 1 0 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 3 0 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 89 97 102 62 51 401
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 231 221 250 170 158 1030


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