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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 423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds

( 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 27 20 36 33 24 140
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 19 27 24 21 110
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 24 13 20 14 95
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 18 11 18 23 78
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 11 15 13 12 61
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 10 8 13 15 60
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 8 5 11 9 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 9 7 9 9 43
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 9 6 8 5 39
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 13 3 11 5 36
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 4 9 5 8 27
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 5 5 3 6 24
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 5 4 6 3 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 5 2 3 4 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 5 6 3 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 1 1 6 4 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 3 3 5 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 4 2 3 1 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 1 3 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 2 0 1 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 4 0 1 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 6 1 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 0 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 208 211 202 216 202 1039
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 98 97 80 99 78 452
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 54 50 54 44 44 246
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 29 34 27 28 19 137
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 15 20 17 10 80
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 12 19 15 11 66
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 9 7 13 6 40
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 7 5 3 7 26
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 4 5 13 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 7 5 4 5 25
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 2 7 5 4 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 6 5 6 3 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 2 2 7 6 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 5 2 4 19
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 6 5 1 3 19
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 5 4 4 2 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 3 2 3 5 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 3 1 1 4 6 15
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 3 5 1 2 14
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 3 3 2 3 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 2 1 1 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 4 4 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 5 0 2 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 268 284 279 274 240 1345
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 476 495 481 490 442 2384


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