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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 417, Pumps

( 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 41 55 43 35 36 210
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 33 33 31 27 137
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 21 24 20 15 96
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 22 28 19 18 96
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 13 21 22 16 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 12 21 19 15 83
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 12 15 15 13 65
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 18 10 8 8 54
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 10 13 5 8 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 8 6 12 5 39
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 8 6 7 5 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 6 3 10 4 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 13 3 5 3 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 6 7 4 4 29
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 4 4 10 6 26
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 6 7 5 1 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 3 6 5 24
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 6 4 5 9 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 5 5 9 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 4 2 7 20
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 7 5 4 2 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 3 6 2 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 5 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 6 4 1 2 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 2 5 2 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 4 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 4 4 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 0 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 0 3 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 222 312 299 290 243 1366
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 101 148 148 138 175 710
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 72 94 78 58 345
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 34 32 32 40 155
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 15 11 12 25 30 93
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 17 17 13 7 62
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 15 15 11 10 53
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 10 8 8 11 44
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 10 10 8 9 42
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 4 11 6 2 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 7 9 6 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 8 5 2 3 19
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 2 4 1 8 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 4 5 3 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 6 3 5 0 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 3 3 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PGX NEW GUINEA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 221 364 383 354 380 1702
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 443 676 682 644 623 3068

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