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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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 22 18 24 21 14 99
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 9 7 19 21 64
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 12 9 8 9 52
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 11 12 10 10 50
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 9 12 4 6 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 7 9 8 11 44
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 4 10 10 6 41
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 8 6 6 8 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 6 8 10 3 39
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 13 10 7 6 1 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 8 11 3 3 35
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 8 8 6 6 34
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 4 8 10 6 32
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 4 7 9 4 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 6 3 10 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 7 7 3 5 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 5 5 6 0 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 1 5 2 8 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 5 3 3 7 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 5 6 4 1 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 2 3 2 1 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 215 171 205 178 159 928
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 99 84 110 117 105 515
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 102 79 72 56 34 343
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 19 29 23 7 90
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 20 11 14 17 11 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 17 11 8 9 53
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 16 10 7 5 7 45
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 7 13 7 4 38
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 2 10 13 6 37
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 6 7 5 8 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 6 4 9 5 34
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 11 6 5 4 32
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 7 2 2 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 1 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 3 0 0 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 313 271 299 282 208 1373
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 528 442 504 460 367 2301


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