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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 42 39 39 33 47 200
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 19 25 32 31 123
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 19 14 23 26 114
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 14 23 17 19 92
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 13 13 26 15 90
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 18 17 13 20 84
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 16 17 14 12 78
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 4 6 13 9 58
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 8 5 12 15 58
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 5 16 7 18 56
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 12 12 5 8 45
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 18 11 1 7 4 41
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 6 9 5 7 41
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 6 7 10 5 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 7 7 5 5 34
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 6 5 5 7 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 4 7 5 5 30
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 0 4 7 7 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 3 4 6 2 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 9 3 0 6 21
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 11 4 1 1 4 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 2 7 3 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 0 1 3 7 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 3 2 2 5 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 4 1 2 4 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 6 2 1 1 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 0 5 1 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 4 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 2 3 3 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 2 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 389 260 261 295 320 1525
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 55 67 62 62 103 349
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 50 25 38 49 71 233
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 31 32 34 49 35 181
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 29 17 14 17 101
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 15 18 14 18 72
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 12 6 8 11 54
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 6 4 6 18 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 10 9 8 33
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 8 2 5 2 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 8 7 2 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 2 5 3 2 19
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 3 6 3 1 17
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 3 4 0 5 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 8 0 1 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 1 5 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 0 0 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 4 0 0 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 250 219 237 238 312 1256
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 639 479 498 533 632 2781


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