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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 267, Spring Devices

( 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 10 14 21 11 5 61
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 6 16 9 8 48
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 8 8 5 4 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 7 4 5 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 4 8 7 3 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 4 6 3 16
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 7 4 1 1 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 4 1 4 1 12
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 4 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 71 73 90 63 44 341
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 34 48 55 54 23 214
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 34 38 37 27 164
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 5 9 7 5 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 6 6 1 3 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 6 4 0 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 1 3 3 0 11
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 2 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 87 111 131 113 65 507
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 158 184 221 176 109 848


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