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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 043, Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying

( 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 8 27 26 17 20 98
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 23 16 19 20 93
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 16 11 13 8 63
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 18 10 11 11 58
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 11 15 7 17 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 11 11 7 11 50
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 14 10 4 8 45
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 8 7 7 6 32
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 12 6 5 6 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 6 9 5 7 30
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 7 9 5 7 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 9 5 5 5 27
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 9 6 3 5 27
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 9 3 5 5 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 7 3 4 5 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 5 4 4 1 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 6 4 5 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 7 4 5 2 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 6 2 7 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 6 7 5 0 19
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 6 3 3 2 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 8 3 3 2 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 6 5 1 2 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 5 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 2 2 3 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 4 0 0 4 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 4 4 1 0 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 2 2 6 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 8 0 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 2 2 0 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 2 4 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 4 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 3 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 3 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 156 287 232 171 205 1051
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 23 22 18 10 85
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 11 8 4 4 30
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 8 5 3 8 29
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 10 3 1 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 4 2 4 12
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 4 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 27 62 59 36 40 224
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 183 349 291 207 245 1275


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