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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 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 20 23 20 15 89
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 19 15 8 3 60
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 7 19 7 6 48
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 3 11 8 8 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 6 10 5 5 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 12 7 7 35
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 9 8 8 4 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 6 5 5 6 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 3 10 3 6 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 4 7 4 4 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 7 6 4 2 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 6 3 3 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 2 8 2 1 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 4 4 5 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 6 3 4 3 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 6 1 3 2 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 3 3 0 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 4 1 1 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 0 3 4 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 0 0 3 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 132 152 177 121 109 691
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 27 35 27 40 154
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 29 39 17 28 142
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 18 18 10 13 70
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 8 11 8 11 49
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 8 5 8 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 8 6 6 4 28
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 4 5 6 8 26
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 5 4 3 7 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 2 8 5 2 22
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 3 7 2 6 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 5 4 0 4 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 6 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 6 0 4 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 6 3 2 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 0 5 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 4 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SRX SURINAME 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 109 131 168 112 144 664
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 241 283 345 233 253 1355


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