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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 88 83 66 76 61 374
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 52 65 41 45 30 233
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 43 43 44 36 27 193
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 37 17 19 23 122
(U.S.) OH OHIO 32 21 12 16 22 103
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 23 18 16 12 96
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 29 16 12 15 93
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 28 17 14 12 11 82
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 20 18 14 13 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 19 11 12 13 67
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 11 12 14 8 65
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 19 10 8 12 12 61
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 13 7 10 8 50
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 15 14 6 5 48
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 13 4 7 9 44
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 17 6 5 5 40
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 12 5 3 8 38
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 12 6 6 1 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 9 8 3 7 35
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 10 9 4 5 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 8 4 7 5 34
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 12 6 4 2 32
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 13 6 5 2 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 10 8 2 7 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 6 6 4 7 29
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 10 7 6 3 1 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 7 4 4 8 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 3 5 5 4 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 5 3 4 4 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 6 5 2 2 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 4 4 2 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 2 3 4 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 4 2 1 4 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 1 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 4 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 4 2 0 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 4 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 4 1 0 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 543 588 415 386 360 2292
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 94 105 69 81 77 426
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 101 108 77 63 69 418
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 43 43 22 27 30 165
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 25 21 22 17 32 117
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 27 21 15 18 17 98
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 24 22 11 19 94
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 14 12 8 9 59
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 16 5 3 8 46
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 9 3 8 5 35
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 6 6 6 11 35
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 6 7 6 5 34
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 10 3 4 7 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 8 8 4 2 24
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 4 6 3 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 5 7 1 2 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 3 1 1 3 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 2 2 1 5 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 6 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 5 3 0 2 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 2 3 2 8
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 2 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 401 427 304 284 325 1741
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 944 1015 719 670 685 4033


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