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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1999 - 2003 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 052, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings)

( 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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 87 96 97 72 87 439
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 56 67 83 67 55 328
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 56 61 65 47 43 272
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 49 38 48 54 35 224
(U.S.) OH OHIO 39 47 50 44 29 209
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 36 35 41 42 25 179
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 37 34 31 20 16 138
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 30 30 30 20 137
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 25 19 20 26 18 108
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 18 24 26 20 18 106
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 23 22 11 23 102
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 19 15 17 12 83
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 21 11 13 12 76
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 12 15 21 11 73
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 17 13 16 11 73
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 16 21 18 9 72
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 9 19 12 10 63
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 9 10 13 15 60
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 7 8 13 13 58
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 13 14 12 10 58
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 11 15 5 2 50
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 15 6 10 8 49
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 8 12 11 9 47
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 10 9 11 6 45
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 6 11 7 7 41
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 6 8 4 10 32
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 4 3 7 9 31
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 7 9 8 2 29
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 3 4 9 7 28
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 7 5 3 8 27
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 3 6 4 6 25
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 2 6 5 5 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 5 3 4 2 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 6 1 3 2 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 6 3 5 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 4 2 3 3 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 5 3 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 3 3 4 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 7 1 0 12
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 3 0 2 7 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 699 714 770 684 589 3456
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 63 58 78 52 55 306
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 45 49 61 39 33 227
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 51 43 45 39 212
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 30 21 23 22 120
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 12 20 20 19 90
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 17 17 21 10 82
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 13 17 8 13 63
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 10 17 12 11 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 8 9 15 13 52
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 10 13 5 7 39
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 4 6 11 7 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 8 8 3 4 31
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 12 3 6 29
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 1 5 6 7 26
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 8 5 4 23
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 5 6 6 22
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 4 1 4 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 5 2 0 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 2 4 1 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 1 2 0 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 2 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 284 300 369 297 270 1520
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 983 1014 1139 981 859 4976

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