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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 052, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings)

( 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 100 87 96 97 72 452
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 62 56 66 83 67 334
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 40 56 61 65 47 269
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 48 49 38 48 54 237
(U.S.) OH OHIO 38 39 47 50 44 218
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 29 36 35 41 42 183
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 27 30 30 30 158
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 33 37 34 31 20 155
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 25 25 19 20 26 115
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 23 23 22 11 105
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 18 24 26 20 104
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 19 21 11 13 84
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 20 19 15 17 83
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 14 12 15 21 82
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 8 16 21 18 76
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 16 17 12 16 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 13 9 19 12 63
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 15 17 11 15 5 63
(U.S.) IA IOWA 12 9 13 14 12 60
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 17 7 8 13 59
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 13 9 10 13 51
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 11 7 8 12 11 49
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 9 10 9 11 45
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 10 15 6 10 45
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 10 6 11 7 44
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 3 7 9 8 33
(U.S.) UT UTAH 10 8 4 3 7 32
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 4 6 8 4 28
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 6 3 6 4 27
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 4 7 5 3 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 4 5 3 4 23
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 5 3 4 9 23
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 3 2 6 5 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 5 6 1 3 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 2 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 1 1 6 3 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 1 2 5 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 3 7 1 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 2 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 4 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 0 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 3 3 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 706 699 713 769 684 3571
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 74 63 58 78 52 325
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 56 45 49 61 39 250
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 34 51 43 45 212
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 24 30 21 23 120
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 19 12 20 20 88
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 17 17 17 21 80
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 14 12 13 17 8 64
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 7 10 17 12 58
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 7 8 9 15 47
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 4 10 13 5 41
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 8 8 8 3 35
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 4 12 3 27
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 3 4 6 11 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 4 2 8 5 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 7 1 5 6 19
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 3 2 5 6 19
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 3 4 1 13
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 2 5 2 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 2 2 3 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 0 2 4 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 3 1 2 11
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 4 1 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 2 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) AIX ANGUILLA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 297 284 300 369 297 1547
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1003 983 1013 1138 981 5118


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