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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 043, Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying

( 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.) FL FLORIDA 16 19 20 30 20 105
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 26 17 20 20 20 103
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 7 17 15 8 62
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 13 8 14 10 56
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 11 10 17 7 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 7 11 8 10 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 4 8 8 5 35
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 7 6 10 5 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 5 7 8 5 34
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 9 5 7 6 6 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 4 5 6 10 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 5 6 4 9 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 2 7 6 3 24
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 5 5 5 4 24
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 5 5 6 5 24
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 3 5 7 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 3 5 4 3 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 5 4 4 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 5 2 5 3 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 3 6 5 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 2 7 3 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 5 0 4 2 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 6 5 3 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 4 8 3 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 1 5 1 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 0 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 3 2 5 0 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 1 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 4 3 2 12
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 1 0 4 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 0 0 5 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 1 6 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 232 171 204 254 196 1057
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 18 10 8 2 60
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 4 4 9 10 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 3 8 6 5 27
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 3 1 3 3 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 4 3 2 15
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NIX NICARAGUA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 59 36 40 44 26 205
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 291 207 244 298 222 1262


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