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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 355, Photocopying

( 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 13 12 13 25 34 97
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 25 14 20 14 14 87
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 2 9 11 27
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 5 6 2 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 4 5 4 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 3 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 57 56 58 73 79 323
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 137 224 158 169 205 893
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 6 16 23 38 88
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 11 9 9 15 51
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 3 9 3 7 27
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 2 1 8 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 4 4 2 0 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 2 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 168 261 209 221 287 1146
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 225 317 267 294 366 1469


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