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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 267, Spring Devices

( 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 8 8 10 15 21 62
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 3 9 5 16 39
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 2 7 10 8 8 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 5 6 8 7 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 7 4 8 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 2 2 7 4 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 5 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 0 2 4 1 7
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 0 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 45 57 71 73 90 336
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 29 41 34 48 55 207
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 24 28 33 38 147
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 17 8 5 9 49
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 2 6 6 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 1 2 6 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 4 1 3 11
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 2 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 3 3 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 75 92 87 110 131 495
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 120 149 158 183 221 831


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