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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 504, Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions

( 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 15 20 15 8 3 61
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 9 8 8 11 46
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 6 8 8 9 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 6 5 5 5 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 4 2 5 3 22
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 7 2 4 1 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 5 3 2 2 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 14 0 1 0 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 2 7 2 5 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 6 4 1 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 5 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 1 3 5 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 2 0 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 3 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 89 105 82 74 61 411
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 64 61 64 65 81 335
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 35 32 48 33 31 179
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 8 12 10 3 44
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 9 8 12 35
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 2 6 4 4 19
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 4 1 4 6 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 4 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 4 0 2 1 9
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 0 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 135 126 147 141 147 696
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 224 231 229 215 208 1107


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