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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 72 62 37 73 43 287
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 38 50 40 43 48 219
(U.S.) OH OHIO 48 37 46 27 53 211
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 41 25 43 42 183
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 23 27 27 29 127
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 20 19 29 35 127
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 24 14 23 27 115
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 21 19 19 20 102
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 28 24 16 16 97
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 15 15 26 19 89
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 20 13 27 14 86
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 21 18 12 15 85
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 17 11 14 16 17 75
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 23 10 5 13 69
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 10 11 9 11 49
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 11 17 7 7 49
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 10 4 7 13 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 11 5 9 9 42
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 9 5 9 6 37
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 5 5 11 6 35
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 8 5 5 9 32
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 7 6 6 4 5 28
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 2 16 3 27
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 4 6 5 7 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 6 5 3 9 26
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 6 1 6 6 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 3 3 6 2 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 7 4 5 2 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 3 4 4 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 7 4 2 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 4 1 3 4 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 2 6 2 0 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 3 2 5 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 1 5 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 4 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 2 0 3 0 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 499 531 431 526 518 2505
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 209 168 163 209 190 939
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 95 89 86 94 73 437
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 31 33 30 23 22 139
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 25 24 21 26 122
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 25 22 18 15 19 99
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 17 29 12 26 97
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 14 20 12 21 76
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 15 9 15 15 57
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 14 11 12 13 57
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 11 12 8 9 49
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 12 10 8 6 45
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 8 9 3 10 34
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 6 3 8 6 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 7 2 5 7 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 6 4 2 4 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 2 4 4 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 1 3 3 0 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 4 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 5 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 472 465 451 472 466 2326
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 971 996 882 998 984 4831


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