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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 220, Receptacles

( 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 35 53 45 42 28 203
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 34 30 27 19 17 127
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 19 11 13 16 77
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 18 9 6 5 62
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 11 12 10 10 59
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 16 9 9 9 56
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 15 13 6 6 54
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 8 11 7 9 52
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 7 15 9 6 46
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 10 10 6 4 43
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 7 8 4 10 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 6 7 6 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 6 4 5 0 26
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 6 6 2 2 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 1 7 2 6 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 8 3 7 2 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 7 4 2 2 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 6 6 3 4 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 7 3 3 2 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 6 0 4 2 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 3 3 5 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 7 4 0 2 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 7 3 2 1 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 1 4 1 4 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 3 3 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 3 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 307 295 247 187 174 1210
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 32 27 18 20 124
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 33 28 25 21 17 124
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 25 29 13 11 101
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 21 8 11 12 68
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 16 10 5 10 51
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 16 9 5 5 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 5 7 3 5 27
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 6 6 1 7 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 4 7 3 1 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 7 1 2 4 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 8 2 1 1 17
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 4 0 2 4 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 3 2 1 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 1 2 5 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 4 0 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 3 1 3 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 170 192 152 96 110 720
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 477 487 399 283 284 1930


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