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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 269, Work Holders

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 11 5 14 13 8 51
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 14 8 11 6 4 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 4 2 6 3 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 2 5 4 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 5 1 1 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 2 0 2 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 5 3 4 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 4 2 4 2 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 3 0 4 0 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 4 1 1 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 4 2 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 5 0 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 4 1 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 91 73 76 70 58 368
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 10 17 18 8 60
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 16 5 12 11 55
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 3 6 6 2 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 4 0 5 15
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 4 4 3 1 14
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 3 3 1 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 0 1 3 1 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 46 50 46 52 37 231
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 137 123 122 122 95 599


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