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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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 68 63 73 76 55 335
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 12 22 17 12 83
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 21 17 14 12 75
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 11 10 19 14 66
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 12 10 17 10 60
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 13 11 15 6 58
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 5 19 11 11 57
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 12 13 12 7 51
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 7 6 12 7 46
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 8 13 8 11 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 4 10 3 5 34
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 7 4 12 5 32
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 4 6 7 7 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 8 8 5 1 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 5 6 9 4 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 2 4 8 3 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 5 3 9 23
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 5 6 3 2 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 2 1 4 6 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 3 4 3 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 1 1 6 3 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 1 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 6 2 4 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 0 6 4 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 4 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 2 2 0 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 4 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 4 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 6 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 3 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 267 248 285 314 230 1344
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 77 99 85 82 68 411
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 43 38 37 26 169
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 16 22 27 19 95
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 7 21 15 4 60
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 8 7 11 13 47
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 8 12 6 5 37
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 6 6 8 4 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 4 2 8 7 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 5 4 6 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 3 6 3 2 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 5 4 2 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 5 2 0 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 3 7 0 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 2 5 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 1 3 0 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 169 215 227 235 162 1008
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 436 463 512 549 392 2352


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