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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 439, Electrical Connectors

( 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 184 168 170 162 171 855
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 135 106 135 125 127 628
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 75 86 54 34 56 305
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 48 46 44 43 44 225
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 64 60 24 12 15 175
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 26 33 32 36 38 165
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 43 31 25 23 41 163
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 35 26 23 22 28 134
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 18 26 32 32 130
(U.S.) OH OHIO 28 27 36 18 21 130
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 20 20 19 35 127
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 36 35 14 21 21 127
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 21 18 20 22 121
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 25 28 26 15 18 112
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 26 23 21 16 20 106
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 12 20 27 28 101
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 12 16 13 21 79
(U.S.) UT UTAH 24 17 21 7 5 74
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 11 18 21 14 74
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 9 10 15 18 66
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 13 13 10 2 46
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 10 8 4 13 45
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 5 8 6 13 41
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 13 5 3 4 34
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 7 6 5 6 27
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 5 2 8 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 5 5 3 4 19
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 5 2 4 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 5 3 1 1 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 4 2 2 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 1 3 1 4 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 1 2 3 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 4 4 0 4 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 3 0 3 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 973 884 842 728 855 4282
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 532 578 547 480 465 2602
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 366 420 258 209 314 1567
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 127 123 104 94 134 582
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 10 41 65 52 57 225
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 62 45 43 34 41 225
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 27 26 16 15 21 105
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 21 17 18 14 102
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 13 11 8 12 15 59
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 22 8 6 7 8 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 7 8 7 10 44
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 11 8 10 42
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 16 10 7 7 2 42
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 8 7 5 5 32
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 4 4 5 6 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 7 4 4 5 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 6 2 3 17
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 2 2 2 6 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 2 2 1 3 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 1 5 2 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 3 3 4 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 3 4 2 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 2 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1267 1344 1129 982 1134 5856
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2240 2228 1971 1710 1989 10138


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