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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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 88 70 75 90 50 373
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 41 31 39 29 22 162
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 28 25 36 30 20 139
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 26 26 34 27 24 137
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 20 31 30 16 124
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 33 21 24 19 119
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 15 28 21 17 105
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 19 21 22 12 98
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 9 15 26 8 78
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 14 14 10 10 74
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 11 14 12 5 64
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 7 23 18 4 62
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 11 10 15 3 55
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 11 13 12 7 54
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 5 8 11 9 48
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 10 15 5 5 46
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 8 10 12 4 42
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 8 6 11 6 41
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 10 5 8 4 39
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 5 14 10 3 38
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 10 8 6 6 35
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 8 7 4 2 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 8 6 4 3 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 10 5 7 2 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 5 6 10 3 28
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 4 12 4 1 27
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 1 8 7 2 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 5 2 3 3 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 3 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 3 3 4 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 1 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 3 0 4 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 2 3 0 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 4 3 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 6 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 4 1 1 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 0 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 542 437 519 499 299 2296
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 42 62 74 48 63 289
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 53 49 54 42 39 237
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 46 30 45 38 25 184
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 31 36 34 31 16 148
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 14 10 11 7 62
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 14 14 12 7 59
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 10 6 11 11 5 43
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 9 8 3 4 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 6 5 7 2 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 5 2 5 7 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 1 3 3 3 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 4 1 5 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 8 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 1 3 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 4 2 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 4 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ANX NETH. ANTILLES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 257 247 277 238 196 1215
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 799 684 796 737 495 3511


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