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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 341, Coded Data Generation or Conversion

( 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 79 75 66 123 134 477
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 27 42 67 71 240
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 13 12 18 23 86
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 6 10 32 25 83
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 10 14 21 10 71
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 8 16 11 16 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 6 11 16 11 52
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 2 6 17 13 45
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 3 6 9 10 36
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 5 6 5 8 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 8 4 5 5 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 11 2 4 4 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 5 4 7 5 27
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 8 6 5 2 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 5 0 5 6 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 6 3 3 9 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 6 2 8 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 1 2 5 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 1 5 2 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 4 5 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 4 0 4 0 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 3 4 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 247 218 228 377 397 1467
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 158 108 88 116 148 618
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 31 26 27 20 22 126
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 13 19 18 22 97
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 12 18 19 21 84
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 9 16 18 21 81
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 12 13 14 16 71
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 7 10 14 17 61
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 11 10 11 12 49
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 5 4 10 16 40
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 6 5 5 15 36
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 5 5 6 8 29
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 2 2 2 10 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 2 4 4 4 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 1 2 8 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 0 0 5 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 1 0 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 2 4 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 319 224 230 268 364 1405
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 566 442 458 645 761 2872


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