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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 216, Etching a Substrate: Processes

( 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 54 52 56 61 46 269
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 21 13 11 11 68
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 11 7 15 14 9 56
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 0 4 5 12 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 3 4 2 7 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 1 4 4 8 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 4 6 2 7 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 3 5 2 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 3 2 5 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 4 3 1 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 5 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 0 4 0 4 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 2 5 1 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 0 1 5 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 1 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 126 118 141 138 132 655
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 51 42 59 55 47 254
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 8 9 17 9 59
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 9 8 14 9 45
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 33 4 2 3 44
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 5 11 6 12 43
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 4 4 3 3 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 2 5 1 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 3 1 4 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 4 0 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 3 3 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 91 107 107 121 98 524
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 217 225 248 259 230 1179


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