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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 096, Gas Separation: Apparatus

( 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 6 5 8 13 7 39
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 6 7 12 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 8 2 3 7 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 3 8 2 3 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 11 2 0 1 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 2 5 4 2 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 1 6 5 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 2 3 1 4 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 4 1 3 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 3 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 0 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 0 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 3 3 2 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 0 0 4 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 77 77 67 70 79 370
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 22 21 13 26 100
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 6 8 13 14 51
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 7 5 6 5 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 3 4 6 10 26
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 4 6 4 21
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 3 4 7 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 6 2 4 4 20
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 3 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 2 1 3 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 4 1 2 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 61 56 59 60 89 325
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 138 133 126 130 168 695


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