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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 281, Books, Strips, and Leaves

( 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 8 13 9 7 7 44
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 4 5 7 3 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 4 3 4 1 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 3 5 3 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 3 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 3 3 0 1 10
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 3 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 37 48 40 36 23 184
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 6 3 1 4 18
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 3 3 1 1 2 10
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 14 23 14 12 11 74
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 51 71 54 48 34 258


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