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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 1998 - 2002 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 271, Sheet Feeding or Delivering

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 29 21 25 18 112
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 14 10 16 13 57
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 11 13 10 3 47
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 9 8 4 29
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 11 7 6 2 28
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 5 7 8 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 7 3 5 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 4 2 9 3 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 2 5 4 5 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 2 10 4 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 5 6 4 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 2 5 4 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 3 3 6 3 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 0 1 3 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 63 105 97 127 90 482
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 69 121 122 126 93 531
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 37 39 52 41 201
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 10 7 12 14 53
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 14 18 12 3 50
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 9 6 4 14 38
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 4 9 7 5 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 4 3 3 8 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 4 3 4 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 1 4 1 14
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 4 4 1 2 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 8 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 3 3 1 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 138 218 222 231 199 1008
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 201 323 319 358 289 1490


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