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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 508, Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions

( 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 20 20 14 18 9 81
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 14 17 16 13 78
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 12 7 5 7 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 7 9 5 2 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 6 3 7 4 26
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 4 1 6 2 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 7 4 3 5 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 6 3 3 6 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 3 4 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 4 1 3 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 3 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 3 4 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 3 0 1 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 98 103 79 82 74 436
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 34 51 35 44 31 195
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 19 5 19 8 64
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 11 14 10 5 51
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 10 2 2 2 27
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 5 5 7 4 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 3 1 1 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 3 3 0 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 2 3 0 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 90 105 77 93 56 421
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 188 208 156 175 130 857


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