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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 114, Ships

( 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 23 24 30 28 22 127
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 23 21 24 28 118
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 21 13 13 17 74
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 16 5 10 8 13 52
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 7 12 9 7 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 8 11 7 6 40
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 4 8 9 9 36
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 9 8 5 4 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 5 10 9 5 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 12 7 7 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 8 8 3 4 32
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 8 11 7 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 7 5 6 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 5 7 2 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 6 4 2 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 3 1 8 3 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 2 7 2 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 4 4 4 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 4 5 2 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 1 5 3 2 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 7 3 2 1 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 1 5 2 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 1 1 5 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 4 2 2 0 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 2 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 3 3 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) US UNITED STATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 188 190 224 215 190 1007
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 14 16 15 21 81
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 16 28 15 9 75
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 9 7 15 11 47
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 10 7 10 12 46
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 6 9 15 6 38
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 3 9 7 6 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 3 5 2 3 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 5 5 2 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 4 2 3 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 2 4 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 3 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 0 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AWX ARUBA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 68 84 110 104 83 449
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 256 274 334 319 273 1456


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