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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 132, Toilet

( 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 36 27 19 21 11 114
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 19 22 13 5 78
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 11 5 4 10 42
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 11 4 9 7 42
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 13 7 3 9 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 5 6 3 4 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 4 3 1 3 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 5 4 0 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 5 1 3 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 3 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 4 1 3 1 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 3 3 3 1 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 1 0 3 2 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 0 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 157 129 100 90 70 546
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 16 15 16 9 77
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 12 10 18 1 54
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 11 10 5 2 38
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 6 8 3 3 27
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 6 6 3 5 24
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 1 6 3 1 19
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 3 2 4 1 18
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 82 59 68 64 29 302
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 239 188 168 154 99 848


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