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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 400, Typewriting Machines

( 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 18 19 20 23 24 104
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 19 21 9 8 76
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 14 11 7 18 66
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 10 3 3 10 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 8 4 6 3 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 5 6 10 4 28
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 2 5 10 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 4 4 1 4 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 4 2 9 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 4 5 1 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 6 2 1 0 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 5 2 1 0 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 1 1 4 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 0 2 4 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 4 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 119 124 100 87 110 540
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 149 143 145 107 99 643
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 15 11 9 7 58
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 12 10 9 10 50
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 12 11 10 4 4 41
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 5 11 7 6 35
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 6 5 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 4 1 4 4 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 3 1 1 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 3 1 2 6
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 202 206 205 156 152 921
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 321 330 305 243 262 1461


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