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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 049, Movable or Removable Closures

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 16 26 34 22 16 114
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 13 7 10 9 52
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 8 7 4 5 29
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 5 8 7 6 28
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 6 8 4 0 26
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 7 4 6 5 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 5 5 4 2 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 3 5 4 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 7 1 2 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 3 2 1 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 4 4 3 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 1 4 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 5 3 3 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 3 1 4 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 2 5 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 3 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 3 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 92 110 128 100 89 519
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 34 19 32 21 33 139
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 18 23 24 22 102
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 12 12 17 13 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 1 8 10 6 29
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 4 3 7 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 5 6 3 0 15
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 1 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 0 5 0 3 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 1 1 4 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 84 71 108 94 102 459
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 176 181 236 194 191 978


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