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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 348, Television

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 116 123 141 118 132 630
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 40 46 54 55 236
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 35 36 38 33 24 166
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 39 30 27 29 25 150
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 22 19 16 17 28 102
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 21 14 19 21 93
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 19 19 22 12 89
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 9 18 17 18 72
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 7 10 14 18 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 7 17 9 9 61
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 7 8 12 19 53
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 10 9 13 9 50
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 8 4 6 10 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 8 7 10 4 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 8 6 6 4 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 7 7 5 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 8 2 2 3 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 7 4 3 3 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 6 1 5 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 3 1 3 1 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 0 2 4 2 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 0 2 5 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 0 2 3 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 5 0 1 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 419 398 426 420 429 2092
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 477 444 366 365 406 2058
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 100 104 82 83 67 436
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 27 32 38 33 159
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 20 27 20 27 120
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 23 19 16 16 93
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 17 19 15 10 72
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 20 17 11 13 5 66
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 14 14 10 18 65
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 6 6 12 6 39
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 2 1 2 4 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 7 1 4 1 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 2 1 3 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 6 1 2 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 2 4 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 3 0 2 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 730 691 596 588 612 3217
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1149 1089 1022 1008 1041 5309


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