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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 285, Pipe Joints or Couplings

( 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.) TX TEXAS 24 20 31 25 25 125
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 21 30 19 15 98
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 23 16 16 19 93
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 16 9 19 14 76
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 8 11 7 8 42
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 4 5 6 4 29
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 3 4 7 6 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 3 9 1 3 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 6 3 2 19
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 3 3 5 5 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 4 1 5 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 4 5 5 2 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 3 4 1 2 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 3 5 3 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 2 4 3 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 4 2 3 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 1 3 1 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 2 3 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 153 151 175 150 138 767
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 44 38 37 32 22 173
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 36 43 37 20 172
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 10 11 25 12 72
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 9 13 8 3 40
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 8 10 9 3 33
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 9 5 3 5 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 7 5 6 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 11 2 2 23
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 9 2 4 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 3 5 2 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 5 6 3 0 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 5 2 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 1 0 3 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 132 139 171 143 91 676
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 285 290 346 293 229 1443


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