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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 015, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning

( 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 42 57 51 58 39 247
(U.S.) OH OHIO 30 47 37 24 32 170
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 25 28 26 17 115
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 22 21 21 18 112
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 23 20 17 23 101
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 35 18 12 9 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 11 28 9 16 86
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 17 21 16 10 82
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 18 17 13 10 80
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 22 14 6 7 59
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 9 9 4 5 46
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 10 10 3 8 41
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 11 9 6 3 40
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 8 11 7 8 39
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 8 9 3 9 38
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 8 7 8 6 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 4 4 1 6 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 3 8 2 4 21
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 4 3 11 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 1 4 4 5 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 5 8 0 4 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 4 5 5 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 7 3 1 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 6 1 5 0 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 4 1 2 1 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 0 7 3 16
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 1 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 3 5 2 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 4 1 0 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 4 2 1 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 3 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 353 393 388 292 282 1708
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 36 59 49 30 210
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 48 47 44 36 198
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 13 35 24 21 115
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 15 20 20 15 85
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 14 15 9 7 59
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 15 22 8 6 8 59
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 9 5 11 4 47
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 7 5 5 4 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 10 7 4 5 29
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 0 4 6 8 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 8 4 3 5 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 8 3 4 5 23
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 3 4 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 0 5 1 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 2 1 2 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 4 0 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 190 205 226 211 162 994
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 543 598 614 503 444 2702


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