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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 160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel

( 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 18 15 34 18 12 97
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 10 8 12 12 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 8 12 9 7 47
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 9 13 8 6 46
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 7 10 10 6 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 4 10 12 5 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 6 8 1 7 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 6 7 2 4 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 9 6 2 2 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 7 6 4 2 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 6 5 6 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 4 6 2 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 7 5 4 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 5 4 5 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 5 5 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 5 4 2 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 5 2 0 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 4 3 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 0 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 126 114 165 132 104 641
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 11 13 30 14 81
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 6 11 15 16 56
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 9 9 9 12 42
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 4 7 6 5 26
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 4 6 1 2 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 5 1 4 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 2 3 2 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 6 2 3 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 3 4 2 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 4 0 2 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 44 51 74 79 68 316
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 170 165 239 211 172 957


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