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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 224, Package and Article Carriers

( 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 43 44 37 45 49 218
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 37 26 23 24 16 126
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 20 16 12 12 76
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 16 11 13 9 64
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 11 4 7 13 45
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 12 9 8 6 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 12 4 4 4 35
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 8 4 2 8 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 5 8 5 5 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 4 7 7 4 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 6 2 8 7 28
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 7 2 7 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 3 5 6 3 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 6 6 2 6 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 5 6 4 5 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 2 3 6 7 24
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 1 6 6 4 23
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 5 2 4 4 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 2 4 4 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 2 2 6 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 5 2 5 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 3 4 3 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 2 3 3 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 3 1 4 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 5 2 0 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 6 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 4 0 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 0 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 0 4 0 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 3 3 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 265 244 206 214 212 1141
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 12 7 13 4 46
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 10 9 2 13 9 43
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 9 10 8 7 41
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 8 4 14 9 41
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 3 6 2 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 3 2 6 2 16
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 4 3 2 0 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 1 4 0 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 0 4 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 0 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 54 57 39 79 41 270
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 319 301 245 293 253 1411


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