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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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons

( 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 41 54 43 53 49 240
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 34 19 22 24 112
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 16 14 17 22 85
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 16 9 15 18 70
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 8 16 10 14 58
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 18 13 10 8 56
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 14 13 8 6 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 7 8 8 13 47
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 8 7 13 6 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 8 3 10 10 38
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 3 2 6 9 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 7 4 5 7 26
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 5 7 6 4 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 5 4 4 7 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 6 5 3 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 4 5 4 6 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 5 6 1 6 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 2 4 5 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 8 4 3 1 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 5 4 5 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 2 8 3 0 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 4 4 2 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 4 1 3 2 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 2 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 1 4 2 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 4 4 1 4 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 5 0 1 3 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 0 4 0 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 3 1 3 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 3 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 221 275 236 239 268 1239
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 16 31 16 19 19 101
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 26 13 21 23 101
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 20 23 13 17 85
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 15 9 17 16 65
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 8 6 7 8 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 2 4 5 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 3 3 7 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 2 3 3 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 4 5 2 3 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 4 0 1 4 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 0 2 6 12
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 1 3 5 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 0 0 0 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 91 134 91 110 130 556
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 312 409 327 349 398 1795


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