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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 099, Foods and Beverages: Apparatus

( 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 24 24 24 38 25 135
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 16 21 22 13 83
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 15 11 8 9 52
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 16 9 5 8 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 10 6 9 9 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 10 10 5 4 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 9 7 5 5 33
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 8 6 5 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 4 5 5 2 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 1 6 8 4 23
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 2 6 3 5 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 9 5 4 2 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 3 7 2 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 6 1 2 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 11 2 1 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 4 2 2 3 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 1 3 3 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 4 3 4 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 3 1 2 1 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 4 4 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 0 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 3 3 1 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 1 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 0 2 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 4 2 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 166 176 180 169 131 822
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 29 21 30 35 37 152
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 32 22 14 17 100
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 19 17 13 12 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 17 10 9 8 55
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 15 7 11 13 53
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 9 10 7 9 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 12 10 10 7 45
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 8 12 8 41
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 7 7 11 6 40
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 5 6 6 10 34
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 6 3 7 2 22
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 6 5 3 2 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 7 3 1 0 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 3 3 1 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 1 4 3 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 2 4 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 0 4 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GNX GUINEA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 138 174 151 158 145 766
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 304 350 331 327 276 1588


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