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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 53 45 35 53 38 224
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 18 16 12 10 78
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 18 21 10 10 76
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 9 14 13 12 59
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 14 4 11 11 59
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 9 11 10 10 58
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 17 16 8 5 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 12 15 8 8 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 6 5 13 11 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 6 10 9 9 43
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 6 8 7 6 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 9 5 6 6 40
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 6 6 12 4 39
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 7 6 8 6 36
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 10 5 5 5 32
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 3 11 4 5 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 4 7 3 2 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 6 6 4 2 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 3 6 3 6 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 4 3 4 8 25
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 1 8 6 2 24
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 2 5 5 9 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 7 6 5 3 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 4 4 2 19
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 2 4 3 6 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 4 1 1 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 2 3 5 16
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 5 1 4 6 0 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 2 2 4 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 4 4 2 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 4 5 2 1 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 1 3 7 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 1 5 1 4 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 4 4 3 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 3 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 3 4 0 4 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 1 5 1 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 2 4 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 355 260 284 274 231 1404
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 58 38 62 45 46 249
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 32 26 30 28 146
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 33 18 20 8 17 96
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 8 9 9 11 52
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 2 8 10 12 44
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 2 5 8 6 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 6 11 8 2 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 5 3 4 7 29
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 4 4 8 4 29
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 6 5 7 2 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 5 3 3 6 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 2 1 7 3 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 4 0 4 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 3 1 2 0 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 216 141 175 159 155 846
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 571 401 459 433 386 2250


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