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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus

( 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.) OH OHIO 21 22 18 22 14 97
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 12 14 16 15 80
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 20 13 11 11 16 71
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 16 20 8 7 59
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 11 6 16 15 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 13 12 3 9 46
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 9 8 8 8 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 13 7 4 12 42
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 10 7 12 7 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 7 10 10 4 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 8 6 3 5 28
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 6 3 3 13 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 6 1 6 3 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 3 9 6 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 8 6 3 6 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 2 5 5 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 3 8 1 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 5 5 1 3 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 5 3 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 4 0 1 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 167 207 181 170 176 901
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 75 92 83 82 79 411
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 40 41 43 68 231
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 43 34 32 20 24 153
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 11 13 15 17 63
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 12 11 9 13 54
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 8 10 6 11 45
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 11 13 9 10 45
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 8 3 6 1 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 8 3 2 3 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 7 2 5 5 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 1 4 6 4 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 3 4 0 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 4 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 215 249 227 217 253 1161
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 382 456 408 387 429 2062


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