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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 72 49 48 41 39 249
(U.S.) OH OHIO 31 43 28 16 21 139
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 35 22 20 25 134
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 28 29 7 12 88
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 23 23 13 8 85
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 19 24 10 16 85
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 15 15 14 15 74
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 15 22 10 19 7 73
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 17 14 11 11 69
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 10 12 8 14 55
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 12 8 5 13 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 14 15 7 4 53
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 10 11 9 10 52
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 12 10 8 6 10 46
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 13 7 7 5 44
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 11 7 6 6 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 4 5 6 7 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 7 7 3 4 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 1 3 8 1 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 6 4 1 1 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 7 1 1 2 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 4 6 3 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 2 3 2 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 5 0 5 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 6 2 1 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 4 4 2 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 4 3 0 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 4 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 4 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 5 0 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 380 408 354 252 268 1662
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 38 47 54 46 37 222
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 47 48 29 27 191
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 30 30 31 29 32 152
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 19 28 18 15 102
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 18 14 11 12 77
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 15 18 6 15 69
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 11 17 12 9 68
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 17 12 9 12 63
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 9 15 3 6 43
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 6 5 5 5 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 4 3 3 8 24
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 3 8 3 7 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 4 5 3 2 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 1 2 3 4 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 0 4 1 2 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 3 1 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 249 241 281 192 201 1164
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 629 649 635 444 469 2826


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