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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 62 56 42 39 39 238
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 36 32 19 14 118
(U.S.) OH OHIO 25 23 19 14 23 104
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 21 16 18 17 87
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 10 19 16 17 84
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 8 16 19 25 79
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 17 23 13 13 76
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 16 26 4 6 62
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 11 18 8 5 60
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 12 14 6 9 57
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 12 8 12 12 53
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 13 17 11 1 50
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 9 12 6 7 47
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 6 10 5 16 45
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 6 10 7 7 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 8 9 4 7 35
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 11 7 3 4 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 6 7 6 5 28
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 7 10 0 4 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 6 3 9 3 24
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 4 11 4 1 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 7 1 4 2 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 6 4 3 2 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 3 6 2 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 6 4 1 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 5 5 0 1 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 4 3 2 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 5 2 2 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 2 4 0 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 316 352 389 260 261 1578
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 62 53 55 67 62 299
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 41 59 50 25 38 213
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 24 31 32 34 146
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 25 24 29 17 108
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 12 7 15 18 64
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 14 17 12 6 61
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 5 14 6 4 37
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 4 9 8 2 32
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 4 2 10 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 3 7 2 5 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 1 5 2 8 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 2 3 1 8 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 4 3 6 14
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 3 3 4 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 1 4 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 3 3 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 211 221 250 219 237 1138
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 527 573 639 479 498 2716


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