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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 220, Receptacles

( 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 30 39 35 53 45 202
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 38 34 30 27 161
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 24 18 19 11 89
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 20 24 18 9 88
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 19 14 15 13 85
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 27 17 8 11 83
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 17 13 16 9 73
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 12 16 11 12 65
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 11 13 10 10 61
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 10 9 7 15 52
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 18 6 8 7 8 47
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 13 9 1 7 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 7 7 4 6 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 7 11 6 4 34
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 7 10 6 6 34
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 8 7 7 4 31
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 8 3 6 6 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 6 5 8 3 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 5 4 7 2 26
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 1 4 7 4 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 7 6 0 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 5 7 3 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 4 4 3 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 5 1 4 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 2 3 2 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 0 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 323 329 307 296 246 1501
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 28 33 28 25 137
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 28 27 31 27 132
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 22 23 25 29 109
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 24 16 21 8 79
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 12 16 16 9 66
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 11 10 16 10 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 9 7 5 7 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 5 5 4 7 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 7 5 8 2 24
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 9 4 7 1 23
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 2 1 6 6 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 4 2 1 2 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 2 2 4 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 1 1 1 3 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 3 3 4 0 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 128 182 170 191 152 823
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 451 511 477 487 398 2324


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