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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 343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas

( 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 51 76 89 121 127 464
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 29 18 39 39 132
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 17 23 17 18 88
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 30 18 21 8 86
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 13 17 26 18 84
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 13 22 23 16 79
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 17 17 9 19 66
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 7 12 18 16 57
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 8 10 14 10 47
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 7 13 10 10 41
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 6 15 4 10 41
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 11 5 3 14 41
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 8 8 10 5 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 8 6 13 3 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 8 2 10 9 32
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 1 5 16 31
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 7 6 10 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 1 8 10 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 7 2 6 8 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 5 6 6 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 8 5 2 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 5 7 3 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 3 5 3 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 1 3 4 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 3 4 3 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 0 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 4 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 1 5 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 174 307 322 409 411 1623
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 55 116 110 123 137 541
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 17 39 39 31 133
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 23 20 38 32 123
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 18 26 20 28 105
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 14 18 35 22 99
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 5 9 22 46 90
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 18 16 17 18 74
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 7 13 21 7 57
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 8 10 6 16 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 3 4 3 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 5 4 3 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 1 2 5 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 5 1 3 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 3 0 3 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 131 247 282 348 365 1373
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 305 554 604 757 776 2996


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