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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 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven

( 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 26 15 20 18 17 96
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 19 15 19 6 74
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 18 18 9 18 72
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 14 23 8 12 69
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 12 13 18 14 68
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 16 14 15 6 60
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 11 10 8 6 45
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 5 11 11 12 43
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 10 8 7 7 3 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 8 10 7 4 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 9 6 5 4 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 6 6 5 6 28
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 6 3 5 4 28
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 5 6 9 0 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 4 3 5 7 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 10 2 6 1 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 3 7 4 3 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 5 1 5 5 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 5 4 3 0 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 8 2 2 4 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 2 5 4 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 2 3 2 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 5 6 3 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 3 6 1 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 1 6 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 1 3 0 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 2 3 2 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 5 1 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 200 223 223 211 166 1023
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 55 74 63 70 55 317
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 47 63 48 52 62 272
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 26 37 28 28 30 149
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 23 22 29 18 101
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 24 23 16 13 89
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 15 11 6 12 53
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 13 11 15 5 52
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 5 14 6 8 43
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 8 5 16 4 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 12 3 11 6 40
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 3 9 5 23
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 4 4 5 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 3 3 6 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 6 3 2 2 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 2 3 4 13
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 0 4 3 12
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 3 2 0 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 220 301 251 275 246 1293
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 420 524 474 486 412 2316


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