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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 277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 22 19 24 26 14 105
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 12 17 18 21 85
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 9 20 16 17 67
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 6 10 16 10 24 66
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 12 9 9 11 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 8 8 6 5 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 11 1 5 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 3 10 6 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 4 8 8 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 8 3 5 9 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 6 2 3 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 6 2 3 5 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 1 2 1 2 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 1 3 5 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 2 4 3 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 1 3 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 4 0 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 104 128 144 163 165 704
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 27 47 43 63 44 224
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 31 30 47 38 160
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 3 12 14 8 47
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 1 6 9 13 33
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 5 3 2 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 7 4 2 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 3 6 2 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 4 6 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 3 5 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 76 97 114 163 131 581
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 180 225 258 326 296 1285


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