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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 250, Radiant Energy

( 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 176 139 153 198 214 880
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 65 41 41 57 57 261
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 48 41 33 47 48 217
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 41 39 34 41 188
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 22 19 26 28 108
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 17 17 34 22 106
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 22 17 21 20 104
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 15 16 24 25 102
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 17 21 13 11 87
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 6 24 21 18 83
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 9 11 26 20 80
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 8 14 9 21 67
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 7 16 17 11 66
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 8 14 14 14 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 7 17 8 6 53
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 7 9 14 10 51
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 9 7 12 18 51
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 6 6 12 16 46
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 15 5 5 12 45
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 9 4 12 11 45
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 8 6 10 12 43
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 6 7 6 13 41
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 9 4 11 6 34
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 5 4 4 7 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 6 4 4 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 2 6 2 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 5 4 1 3 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 3 1 3 4 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 1 0 3 4 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 608 507 535 673 703 3026
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 284 292 281 312 435 1604
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 63 57 62 63 110 355
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 38 25 31 44 166
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 31 23 22 35 28 139
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 25 25 25 33 22 130
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 25 28 25 22 117
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 16 19 13 20 24 92
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 12 6 23 18 68
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 6 7 12 27 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 10 8 8 19 55
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 8 6 8 12 42
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 5 5 11 10 38
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 5 5 12 6 32
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 5 7 5 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 2 3 6 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 2 8 2 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 2 4 1 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 5 1 4 1 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 4 4 2 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 537 544 515 636 805 3037
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1145 1051 1050 1309 1508 6063


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