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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 081, Tools

( 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 27 24 28 38 23 140
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 10 21 15 7 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 6 15 20 9 54
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 7 12 20 8 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 15 11 8 10 50
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 14 14 10 7 50
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 9 14 13 10 48
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 11 11 8 7 47
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 11 12 8 9 42
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 12 7 7 2 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 8 5 7 2 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 8 7 8 2 26
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 6 6 6 4 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 4 4 4 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 5 3 1 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 1 3 6 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 2 1 5 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 1 1 5 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 0 2 1 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 3 6 0 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 4 0 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 124 192 214 230 150 910
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 49 75 94 90 338
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 13 17 12 5 55
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 5 10 19 14 53
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 13 7 9 9 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 1 10 3 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 7 5 1 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 2 8 5 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 5 5 4 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 5 3 2 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 60 93 137 177 143 610
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 184 285 351 407 293 1520


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