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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 053, Package Making

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 48 49 47 37 39 220
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 4 13 13 15 60
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 10 7 20 11 57
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 12 6 12 17 57
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 11 10 13 8 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 9 4 12 7 50
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 5 7 13 10 44
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 8 8 5 4 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 12 6 3 3 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 4 6 6 12 34
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 6 6 6 8 32
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 6 5 5 8 30
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 8 4 2 6 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 4 3 8 24
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 4 6 1 5 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 2 7 6 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 3 2 2 4 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 3 3 5 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 0 4 8 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 6 3 2 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 7 2 0 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 6 4 1 1 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 3 1 1 2 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 9 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 1 4 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 0 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 231 190 167 201 211 1000
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 49 45 52 39 48 233
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 37 41 41 47 31 197
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 41 24 25 35 46 171
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 22 11 20 12 85
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 8 14 15 15 71
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 6 11 12 16 56
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 6 5 10 8 36
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 9 5 5 8 36
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 3 8 4 5 27
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 5 2 7 4 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 3 1 7 4 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 7 2 4 1 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 3 3 3 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 3 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 224 194 192 216 213 1039
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 455 384 359 417 424 2039


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