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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 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 256, Fences

( 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 3 6 8 8 7 32
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 5 5 7 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 7 3 3 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 6 2 5 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 2 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 4 1 2 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 0 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 5 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 37 47 55 40 60 239
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 7 5 2 4 19
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 1 3 1 0 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 11 15 14 6 12 58
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 48 62 69 46 72 297

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