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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 164, Metal Founding

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 17 15 8 15 13 68
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 11 3 14 17 53
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 9 5 5 11 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 9 2 3 8 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 8 4 4 4 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 12 1 2 6 26
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 7 4 3 6 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 3 1 5 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 2 2 6 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 2 3 5 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 5 0 2 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 1 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 80 97 55 80 112 424
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 71 54 27 32 44 228
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 23 29 37 40 149
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 12 5 6 8 45
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 11 11 10 3 39
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 4 10 7 7 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 7 3 10 9 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 4 4 4 9 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 9 2 2 4 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 9 3 3 3 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 2 2 6 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 3 2 6 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 0 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 144 146 107 124 147 668
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 224 243 162 204 259 1092


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