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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 703, DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing)

( 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 56 71 62 63 43 295
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 39 33 24 30 12 138
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 8 14 9 8 47
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 12 9 7 9 46
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 11 8 7 6 43
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 12 5 4 7 41
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 7 14 6 7 36
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 10 8 8 2 34
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 5 11 7 4 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 4 4 10 3 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 4 2 2 6 28
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 7 6 3 3 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 5 6 0 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 3 4 1 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 1 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 2 1 4 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 205 218 193 188 127 931
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 70 59 56 50 25 260
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 13 5 5 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 5 4 7 6 26
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 2 2 3 3 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 6 3 1 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 0 3 0 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 4 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 92 83 93 87 53 408
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 297 301 286 275 180 1339


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