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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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems

( 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 27 22 22 19 19 109
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 17 23 23 22 103
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 3 10 10 8 43
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 13 8 5 2 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 10 13 5 2 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 8 6 3 4 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 6 2 8 4 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 4 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 0 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 98 108 107 96 75 484
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 370 297 416 383 376 1842
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 62 62 73 84 110 391
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 9 19 17 14 75
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 5 14 14 23 64
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 8 5 6 8 44
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 3 6 4 3 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 4 4 4 2 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 1 2 2 2 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 2 2 2 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 3 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 502 400 544 523 550 2519
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 600 508 651 619 625 3003


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