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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 508, Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions

( 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.) NJ NEW JERSEY 34 30 18 14 17 113
(U.S.) OH OHIO 29 23 20 20 14 106
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 14 14 5 12 7 52
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 7 7 9 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 5 10 4 1 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 5 6 6 3 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 2 7 4 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 2 6 3 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 4 4 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 3 3 4 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 3 3 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 116 107 98 103 79 503
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 38 36 34 51 35 194
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 11 13 19 5 70
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 10 11 11 14 51
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 5 11 10 2 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 6 5 5 5 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 4 1 2 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 87 77 90 105 77 436
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 203 184 188 208 156 939


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