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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 297, Chairs and Seats

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 91 68 66 94 76 395
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 56 25 32 43 54 210
(U.S.) OH OHIO 20 10 21 15 25 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 26 17 15 15 14 87
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 16 10 15 11 70
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 13 17 10 13 64
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 9 7 14 13 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 9 8 10 16 55
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 6 7 9 17 53
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 7 9 17 10 51
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 5 8 9 8 38
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 5 5 7 9 34
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 4 6 3 9 27
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 1 7 2 5 26
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 2 8 6 5 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 4 8 4 3 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 4 2 4 3 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 7 5 7 4 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 3 6 6 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 3 6 3 3 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 5 6 4 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 3 0 2 6 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 4 1 4 3 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 1 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 1 1 5 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 3 0 2 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 3 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 1 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 383 257 283 328 342 1593
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 63 55 63 79 71 331
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 49 53 72 71 67 312
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 41 38 53 54 52 238
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 27 21 22 22 24 116
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 16 12 26 19 89
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 12 9 8 7 53
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 5 9 11 10 51
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 4 9 10 9 44
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 6 7 4 4 25
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 6 3 6 5 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 4 2 6 2 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 3 3 4 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 2 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 266 230 271 311 287 1365
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 649 487 554 639 629 2958


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