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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 417, Pumps

( 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 55 43 35 36 26 195
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 33 33 31 27 20 144
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 28 19 18 12 99
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 24 20 15 12 92
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 21 22 16 11 83
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 21 19 15 15 82
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 15 15 13 4 59
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 10 8 8 10 54
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 13 5 8 2 38
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 6 12 5 6 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 6 7 5 4 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 3 5 3 6 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 4 5 9 6 30
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 4 10 6 2 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 3 10 4 1 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 7 4 4 3 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 5 5 9 2 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 2 7 4 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 7 5 1 2 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 6 5 1 20
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 5 4 2 2 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 3 3 4 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 1 2 3 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 6 2 2 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 5 2 2 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 4 4 3 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 4 1 0 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 3 0 2 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 312 299 290 243 177 1321
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 148 148 138 175 93 702
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 72 94 78 58 43 345
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 32 32 40 29 167
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 11 12 25 30 39 117
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 15 11 10 9 60
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 17 13 7 5 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 10 8 9 7 44
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 8 8 11 4 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 11 6 2 4 27
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 7 9 6 3 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 5 2 3 3 21
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 4 1 8 4 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 5 3 2 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 3 5 0 0 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 3 3 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 3 2 0 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PGX NEW GUINEA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 364 383 354 380 254 1735
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 676 682 644 623 431 3056


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