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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 120 121 116 142 122 621
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 61 76 71 71 60 339
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 67 50 76 65 64 322
(U.S.) OH OHIO 36 44 41 33 32 186
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 31 46 31 29 23 160
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 36 22 27 27 134
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 28 22 25 29 131
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 28 21 16 26 33 124
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 26 21 23 26 123
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 21 28 25 29 120
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 24 17 10 20 94
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 21 24 19 16 93
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 16 18 13 12 81
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 12 14 15 14 72
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 12 15 15 12 71
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 16 12 11 18 68
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 18 11 14 10 68
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 14 13 15 13 68
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 14 10 13 12 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 15 10 11 11 56
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 8 10 12 14 50
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 6 10 7 11 39
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 8 6 6 9 38
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 9 6 7 4 32
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 8 6 8 3 30
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 5 4 10 1 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 8 2 4 8 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 8 3 7 4 25
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 4 3 7 3 23
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 3 3 1 5 20
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 2 3 6 1 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 4 1 5 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 2 5 3 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 1 1 2 5 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 6 1 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 3 0 3 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 684 729 672 710 679 3474
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 283 317 292 407 369 1668
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 114 102 102 104 101 523
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 34 22 47 47 178
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 34 21 30 24 133
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 34 23 26 20 23 126
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 11 16 32 30 22 111
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 27 18 16 23 98
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 9 17 21 16 76
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 15 7 20 13 64
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 19 9 13 11 58
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 12 4 5 9 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 4 5 7 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 3 9 5 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 2 4 3 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 3 5 8 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 2 2 4 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 2 4 4 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 3 4 2 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 1 1 0 4 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CIX IVORY COAST 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) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 567 645 580 757 717 3266
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1251 1374 1252 1467 1396 6740


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