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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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons

( 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 43 53 49 38 39 222
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 22 24 17 16 98
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 17 22 20 16 89
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 15 18 11 17 70
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 10 14 10 12 62
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 10 8 10 7 48
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 10 10 14 9 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 13 6 8 9 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 8 6 8 5 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 8 13 5 4 38
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 5 7 4 7 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 6 4 6 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 5 3 7 3 24
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 6 4 3 3 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 2 5 7 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 4 5 3 4 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 6 9 1 3 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 4 7 3 1 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 2 3 9 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 1 6 3 2 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 5 5 2 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 4 2 6 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 2 6 1 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 2 6 2 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 3 0 2 1 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 1 2 2 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 5 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 0 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 3 3 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 236 239 268 216 216 1175
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 21 23 22 11 90
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 13 17 15 18 86
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 16 19 19 12 17 83
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 17 16 14 2 58
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 7 8 7 9 37
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 3 5 12 3 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 5 5 4 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 7 2 5 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 2 3 3 5 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 4 5 5 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 6 2 1 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 3 2 1 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 4 2 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 91 110 130 113 93 537
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 327 349 398 329 309 1712


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