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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 008, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers

( 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.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 16 11 10 4 58
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 7 9 11 14 44
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 6 7 7 6 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 8 3 8 6 29
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 4 4 6 8 27
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 6 4 12 3 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 6 4 6 4 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 3 4 6 4 22
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 5 2 11 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 2 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 2 2 3 5 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 3 1 1 5 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 3 2 3 1 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 0 2 4 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 0 1 4 1 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 0 1 4 0 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 0 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 97 79 76 99 85 436
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 34 48 35 24 173
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 28 27 34 31 160
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 24 10 8 22 27 91
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 8 15 20 17 68
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 6 4 11 9 39
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 3 2 7 5 23
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 1 4 1 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 6 1 0 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 2 5 0 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 142 108 118 145 127 640
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 239 187 194 244 212 1076


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