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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 005, Beds

( 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 29 36 59 39 199
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 25 24 23 30 125
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 20 6 18 23 79
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 13 23 13 7 20 76
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 9 12 12 21 69
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 17 16 10 13 66
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 6 15 17 17 63
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 14 11 12 11 54
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 6 6 8 15 46
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 8 8 11 7 44
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 7 10 8 11 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 9 7 11 4 38
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 8 9 6 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 5 6 8 6 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 1 13 7 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 7 3 8 4 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 4 5 2 6 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 11 3 5 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 10 3 4 3 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 4 5 4 23
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 3 1 5 6 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 6 3 1 3 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 9 3 2 2 0 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 1 1 7 2 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 2 4 7 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 4 0 2 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 2 5 4 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 3 4 3 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 2 0 1 0 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 0 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 0 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 3 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 262 253 242 293 300 1350
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 29 30 27 26 133
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 9 11 9 15 52
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 15 7 5 8 48
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 10 7 6 12 45
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 9 7 8 4 39
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 5 4 3 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 1 2 4 4 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 2 2 5 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 3 2 3 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 0 1 1 5 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 5 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SVX EL SALVADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 92 91 91 79 103 456
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 354 344 333 372 403 1806


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