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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 430, Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 310 303 252 219 168 1252
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 81 99 87 107 97 471
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 28 25 26 36 145
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 27 35 27 27 140
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 23 26 39 26 24 138
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 10 24 32 30 114
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 24 20 17 19 113
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 16 26 14 13 5 74
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 15 17 10 10 70
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 9 14 8 17 62
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 5 6 8 8 36
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 9 4 7 7 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 4 8 5 6 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 4 9 3 4 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 7 4 8 4 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 6 5 6 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 4 4 2 3 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 4 3 3 6 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 2 6 2 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 4 4 3 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 1 4 4 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 2 4 2 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 3 3 6 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 2 2 2 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 1 2 2 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 2 1 0 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 4 0 1 4 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 3 0 0 2 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 4 0 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 3 3 0 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 657 642 600 564 511 2974
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 772 712 710 690 721 3605
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 59 68 69 65 52 313
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 51 58 63 60 73 305
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 78 58 41 60 60 297
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 74 50 41 35 12 212
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 46 37 27 26 168
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 31 26 21 36 24 138
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 20 7 13 5 56
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 16 7 8 3 42
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 11 8 7 3 33
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 6 2 5 4 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 9 3 7 1 24
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 3 5 3 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1143 1096 1021 1025 997 5282
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1800 1738 1621 1589 1508 8256


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