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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 378, X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or 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.) WI WISCONSIN 37 82 95 50 52 316
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 36 51 43 41 52 223
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 29 41 25 19 137
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 27 34 33 13 29 136
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 13 18 17 8 71
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 9 10 11 9 57
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 6 14 14 13 56
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 13 9 4 2 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 6 6 5 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 6 5 3 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 3 3 4 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 4 3 5 3 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 1 3 4 4 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 6 5 1 4 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 6 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 5 2 0 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 0 3 2 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 2 4 0 0 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 4 2 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 223 284 315 216 229 1267
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 60 92 112 94 79 437
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 51 67 84 70 51 323
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 28 25 7 9 80
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 16 12 12 11 56
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 7 6 11 7 37
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 6 7 7 9 33
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 11 9 5 4 33
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 6 6 7 3 24
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 3 8 3 20
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 3 8 1 3 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 3 2 3 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 2 0 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 1 4 2 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 7 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 156 250 283 236 201 1126
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 379 534 598 452 430 2393


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