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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 229, Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes

( 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 15 17 15 11 11 69
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 18 16 11 9 67
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 14 8 14 12 61
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 6 13 11 6 46
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 12 8 8 6 43
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 10 7 7 1 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 12 7 5 5 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 6 4 7 6 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 5 5 7 3 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 5 6 6 5 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 3 5 10 22
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 5 5 4 3 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 4 5 3 3 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 2 1 7 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 5 4 2 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 4 3 0 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 1 2 2 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 5 1 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 0 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 148 151 145 132 113 689
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 6 6 10 2 32
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 11 4 10 3 31
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 6 5 7 5 29
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 1 7 7 4 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 5 4 8 7 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 3 6 3 2 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 5 2 4 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 0 0 3 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 1 1 3 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 52 47 46 56 39 240
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 200 198 191 188 152 929


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