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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 101, Printing

( 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.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 26 26 25 25 28 130
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 8 11 17 17 67
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 12 10 6 12 52
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 10 12 10 13 52
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 9 5 7 9 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 9 8 12 8 42
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 8 4 3 8 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 4 4 8 3 27
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 6 3 2 9 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 9 1 3 5 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 4 6 1 7 23
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 4 7 3 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 6 3 6 3 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 4 1 3 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 4 1 0 2 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 2 5 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 3 3 4 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 4 2 2 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 1 0 5 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 153 142 129 134 172 730
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 99 101 146 159 147 652
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 96 72 101 156 156 581
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 7 10 21 12 65
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 6 8 13 12 49
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 9 9 8 6 44
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 7 9 8 15 42
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 4 5 8 13 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 6 4 5 10 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 5 4 4 4 24
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 4 2 8 4 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 6 4 1 4 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 5 2 1 6 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 0 6 6 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 1 5 3 13
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 1 5 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 275 243 309 413 408 1648
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 428 385 438 547 580 2378


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