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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 062, Refrigeration

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 67 85 90 86 63 391
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 44 53 64 65 49 275
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 42 51 41 50 29 213
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 21 28 36 35 28 148
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 28 27 24 18 120
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 27 32 17 24 117
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 27 25 29 10 109
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 18 26 26 16 105
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 31 16 16 11 91
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 14 19 24 12 83
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 17 19 14 13 77
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 12 18 19 16 73
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 20 21 12 9 72
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 15 17 15 15 70
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 20 12 7 8 64
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 5 12 13 14 53
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 6 15 5 4 46
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 9 10 10 7 44
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 7 2 14 10 37
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 7 8 6 10 37
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 10 6 13 6 36
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 15 5 10 1 3 34
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 10 6 8 4 34
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 7 4 7 13 32
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 3 6 10 4 28
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 7 5 5 5 27
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 5 7 8 2 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 4 7 4 1 21
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 5 3 5 0 18
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 3 1 6 4 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 5 2 2 14
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 2 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 4 3 1 5 13
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 4 2 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 4 1 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 454 562 593 580 433 2622
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 167 209 209 178 164 927
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 64 31 54 58 73 280
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 50 61 58 41 241
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 43 49 34 19 21 166
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 34 25 23 31 20 133
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 15 26 14 13 79
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 19 18 22 5 76
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 8 15 6 6 3 38
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 8 8 9 8 37
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 9 5 1 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 8 7 1 3 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 3 4 6 2 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 7 5 2 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 7 2 4 0 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 3 5 5 2 3 18
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 0 3 1 5 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 8 1 0 3 3 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 5 4 2 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 4 4 1 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 5 0 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 4 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 425 477 503 438 380 2223
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 879 1039 1096 1018 813 4845


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