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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 187, Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle

( 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.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 19 29 8 5 74
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 3 2 3 3 3 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 2 4 0 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 4 3 2 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 3 4 3 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 0 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 4 0 1 0 9
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 2 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 48 45 57 33 25 208
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 14 28 62 26 13 143
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 7 14 10 10 53
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 11 12 11 5 49
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 7 6 6 2 25
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 10 2 1 1 21
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 2 3 2 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 5 2 2 1 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 4 2 2 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 4 1 1 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 4 2 2 9
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 68 86 113 69 45 381
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 116 131 170 102 70 589


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