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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 50 78 72 49 48 297
(U.S.) OH OHIO 27 40 31 43 28 169
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 34 36 32 35 22 159
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 30 12 28 29 121
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 19 31 16 19 24 109
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 16 18 23 23 96
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 23 19 16 17 14 89
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 27 15 22 10 87
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 18 15 15 15 77
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 26 12 10 11 72
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 19 13 14 15 72
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 25 15 12 10 8 70
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 20 11 10 12 61
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 8 16 12 8 52
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 13 10 11 7 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 7 12 13 7 46
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 15 7 4 5 37
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 5 6 7 7 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 11 5 4 2 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 6 7 1 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 6 6 4 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 7 5 1 3 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 5 3 2 4 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 3 3 5 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 4 2 2 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 3 3 6 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 6 1 1 1 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 3 4 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 4 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 4 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 4 1 4 0 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 3 4 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 0 1 5 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 349 504 380 408 354 1995
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 37 46 38 47 54 222
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 48 40 47 48 217
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 29 46 30 30 31 166
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 27 22 19 28 113
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 22 19 11 17 86
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 12 22 18 14 76
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 13 15 15 18 72
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 7 13 17 12 56
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 8 10 9 15 50
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 11 2 3 8 29
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 6 6 4 3 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 4 5 4 5 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 3 6 5 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 2 4 4 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 5 4 0 4 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 3 1 1 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 3 3 1 1 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 4 1 2 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 3 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 206 281 249 241 281 1258
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 555 785 629 649 635 3253


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