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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 008, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers

( 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.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 16 17 16 11 75
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 9 5 6 7 35
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 7 3 7 9 32
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 14 5 4 4 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 11 5 3 4 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 7 4 8 3 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 8 1 6 4 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 7 3 6 4 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 3 3 4 0 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 6 6 2 3 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 7 3 3 3 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 4 3 1 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 6 0 1 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 4 3 2 10
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 1 0 5 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 6 0 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 5 0 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 81 126 97 79 76 459
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 38 53 40 28 27 186
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 30 32 34 48 172
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 14 20 24 10 8 76
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 18 8 8 15 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 17 9 6 4 50
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 11 6 3 2 29
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 12 3 6 1 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 3 0 1 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 3 2 0 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 4 3 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 146 185 142 108 118 699
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 227 311 239 187 194 1158


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