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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 209, Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids

( 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.) TX TEXAS 3 8 10 14 18 53
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 8 7 17 7 50
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 9 11 7 3 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 8 4 7 2 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 12 4 4 3 28
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 5 8 7 4 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 9 2 5 3 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 7 3 2 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 4 3 6 1 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 6 2 6 2 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 4 6 1 1 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 5 4 2 5 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 1 4 3 3 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 4 3 2 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 2 2 4 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 1 1 3 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 3 5 2 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 4 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 3 4 1 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 5 0 2 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 90 121 115 124 96 546
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 15 27 29 22 113
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 26 17 18 23 97
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 9 8 9 8 41
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 8 10 7 3 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 6 10 8 2 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 6 2 6 3 23
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 6 2 4 2 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 5 1 3 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 5 4 2 0 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 1 3 0 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 4 1 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 3 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 76 100 105 101 79 461
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 166 221 220 225 175 1007


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