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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 64 47 72 62 37 282
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 56 42 38 50 40 226
(U.S.) OH OHIO 48 37 48 37 46 216
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 39 28 32 41 25 165
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 31 31 21 23 27 133
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 21 13 28 24 114
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 21 24 20 19 111
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 30 19 21 18 107
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 20 23 21 19 104
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 15 27 24 14 98
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 29 14 18 23 10 94
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 22 14 15 15 80
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 15 19 17 11 14 76
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 8 12 20 13 66
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 13 7 7 11 17 55
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 9 14 10 4 46
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 6 8 10 11 46
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 9 8 11 5 45
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 10 8 5 5 44
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 14 9 7 6 6 42
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 9 5 8 5 34
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 8 9 5 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 5 5 2 6 25
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 7 5 4 6 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 2 3 6 5 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 3 6 3 3 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 5 1 2 7 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 2 7 4 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 5 2 3 3 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 3 3 4 2 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 3 6 1 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 4 4 1 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 4 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 1 4 0 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 4 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 5 1 0 0 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 562 478 499 531 431 2501
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 255 229 209 168 163 1024
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 89 91 95 89 85 449
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 30 26 31 33 30 150
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 33 25 22 18 120
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 17 26 25 24 118
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 13 13 17 29 91
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 11 9 14 20 68
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 16 9 11 12 65
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 12 9 12 10 53
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 13 11 3 15 9 51
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 8 7 14 11 47
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 10 7 6 3 34
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 3 4 8 9 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 7 2 6 4 21
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 0 7 2 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 4 1 3 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 0 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 4 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 4 0 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 549 515 472 465 450 2451
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1111 993 971 996 881 4952


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