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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 438, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process

( 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 290 466 665 844 897 3162
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 152 257 395 466 485 1755
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 179 275 325 343 290 1412
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 82 132 167 234 232 847
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 33 38 61 99 92 323
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 54 53 54 57 82 300
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 25 30 38 71 42 206
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 29 35 40 63 181
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 25 41 42 53 169
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 19 29 42 30 133
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 21 34 24 34 121
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 15 12 25 34 93
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 17 20 18 27 91
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 17 22 24 17 85
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 13 10 17 10 58
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 16 8 10 17 55
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 6 16 10 14 47
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 8 5 13 12 46
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 6 13 9 11 45
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 2 10 11 8 37
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 4 9 12 7 37
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 5 7 3 8 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 3 3 2 7 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 2 4 3 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 7 8 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 4 0 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 5 5 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 3 3 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 938 1477 2000 2451 2514 9380
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 567 823 887 1119 1241 4637
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 379 597 945 1170 752 3843
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 241 292 349 454 483 1819
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 56 61 84 105 112 418
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 21 27 63 104 132 347
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 24 27 31 61 57 200
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 30 30 55 56 195
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 11 9 18 22 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 14 5 26 19 66
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 6 13 11 11 51
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 7 12 11 1 38
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 5 10 15 32
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 6 8 9 29
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 14 10 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 5 8 6 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 4 8 5 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 4 7 3 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 3 5 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 0 4 2 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1349 1911 2465 3207 2955 11887
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2287 3388 4465 5658 5469 21267


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