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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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 74 72 65 54 44 309
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 32 18 20 18 9 97
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 18 13 11 7 67
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 11 6 10 7 46
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 15 6 11 4 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 10 5 2 3 37
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 5 8 1 1 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 3 5 4 4 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 3 4 6 0 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 5 0 7 2 18
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 4 1 2 4 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 3 6 0 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 6 4 2 0 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 1 2 1 4 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 6 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 0 3 3 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 5 2 1 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 1 5 1 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 5 0 3 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 4 1 1 5 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 0 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 262 224 172 166 122 946
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 145 145 158 133 129 710
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 97 113 98 90 83 481
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 30 31 37 21 144
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 16 14 9 6 61
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 10 13 11 11 58
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 11 16 9 12 56
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 18 9 13 6 55
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 11 18 13 1 51
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 9 14 3 4 40
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 5 3 3 2 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 5 4 2 2 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 2 0 3 0 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 4 0 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 362 386 389 334 288 1759
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 624 610 561 500 410 2705


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