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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 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles

( 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 172 158 156 159 154 799
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 119 141 128 135 169 692
(U.S.) OH OHIO 108 126 111 103 94 542
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 106 110 104 92 102 514
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 90 91 73 78 63 395
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 72 73 73 61 65 344
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 66 62 55 63 81 327
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 57 61 47 55 59 279
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 52 68 54 35 42 251
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 49 49 53 35 46 232
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 42 56 33 47 51 229
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 35 48 36 49 48 216
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 38 44 37 34 39 192
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 30 20 26 35 27 138
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 29 26 35 23 24 137
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 20 28 23 26 40 137
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 28 26 21 30 29 134
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 31 12 26 22 115
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 26 33 18 23 14 114
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 19 29 27 19 18 112
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 25 19 17 18 23 102
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 21 17 15 23 24 100
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 23 18 18 15 95
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 18 20 14 16 76
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 19 16 12 17 10 74
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 17 16 20 11 8 72
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 7 8 9 11 48
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 8 12 9 8 41
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 9 6 8 7 5 35
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 7 5 4 10 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 6 4 8 8 32
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 5 9 7 4 27
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 5 4 9 3 26
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 3 3 6 8 24
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 3 5 10 1 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 3 4 6 1 20
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 5 4 3 5 20
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 4 3 3 3 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 4 1 2 3 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 5 1 0 3 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 3 2 0 2 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1383 1472 1313 1318 1370 6856
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 893 867 887 994 1060 4701
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 169 218 183 199 243 1012
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 59 75 69 80 54 337
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 58 52 55 65 55 285
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 29 47 45 52 43 216
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 10 19 28 27 44 128
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 28 19 26 33 126
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 22 25 20 26 25 118
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 29 18 30 22 117
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 27 20 22 28 111
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 19 20 24 16 22 101
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 18 11 10 30 26 95
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 11 5 12 10 44
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 10 10 10 6 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 8 7 7 8 38
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 3 5 5 9 28
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 6 5 5 7 26
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 3 7 1 2 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 5 1 4 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 2 2 1 1 11
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 6 1 1 1 1 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 2 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 3 1 1 3 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 2 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1388 1480 1439 1626 1719 7652
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2771 2952 2752 2944 3089 14508


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