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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 320, Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging

( 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 23 39 29 24 31 146
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 21 20 8 9 77
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 15 12 14 9 64
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 7 16 7 12 47
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 10 7 11 8 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 10 10 4 3 37
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 7 7 10 4 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 14 6 5 31
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 5 6 5 8 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 10 6 8 3 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 13 4 0 2 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 6 6 4 4 26
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 4 4 9 2 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 4 8 1 1 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 7 7 5 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 6 5 3 2 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 2 2 6 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 4 2 5 1 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 4 4 0 0 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 2 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 159 189 186 145 127 806
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 103 105 131 122 95 556
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 16 25 18 20 90
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 15 11 7 12 6 51
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 7 8 14 15 50
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 6 7 5 11 33
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 7 4 7 4 26
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 2 4 3 5 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 9 4 4 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 2 4 1 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 5 1 2 1 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 2 4 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 163 172 211 209 170 925
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 322 361 397 354 297 1731

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