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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 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor 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 23 20 15 8 6 72
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 7 6 7 6 45
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 8 8 6 7 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 8 3 3 6 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 7 7 3 3 32
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 5 5 4 2 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 8 4 3 2 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 6 3 5 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 3 6 3 2 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 4 4 2 6 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 4 5 2 4 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 4 2 3 1 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 3 4 2 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 2 5 5 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 3 3 1 2 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 2 5 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 2 1 1 2 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 2 4 4 14
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 4 3 2 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 1 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 0 2 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 6 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 5 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 3 0 3 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 177 121 109 86 104 597
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 35 27 40 17 22 141
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 17 28 28 18 130
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 18 10 13 5 3 49
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 8 11 3 7 40
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 2 6 9 13 37
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 6 8 12 6 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 5 8 3 3 27
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 5 2 6 3 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 6 4 2 1 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 3 7 1 2 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 0 4 3 4 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 0 4 2 1 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 3 2 1 1 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 2 0 1 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 5 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 4 0 0 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SRX SURINAME 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 168 112 144 97 96 617
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 345 233 253 183 200 1214


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