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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 324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing

( 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 107 105 142 168 205 727
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 41 50 75 71 95 332
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 44 45 45 68 95 297
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 17 22 40 57 89 225
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 21 21 35 52 153
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 32 31 22 34 33 152
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 20 24 36 40 135
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 19 24 34 31 125
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 33 10 13 28 40 124
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 24 19 22 36 120
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 18 22 21 22 29 112
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 18 20 22 38 109
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 11 23 28 26 99
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 13 19 17 26 86
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 15 16 16 19 79
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 11 15 19 15 75
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 15 17 10 18 74
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 11 12 15 14 73
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 6 19 11 18 64
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 12 14 14 16 63
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 10 7 14 16 58
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 6 6 11 13 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 7 9 8 9 40
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 8 1 8 13 37
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 2 3 6 6 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 4 6 4 20
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 1 4 3 7 20
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 5 7 4 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 5 1 5 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 2 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 6 5 4 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 5 4 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 1 3 4 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 0 2 4 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 3 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 544 543 665 817 1049 3618
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 214 179 220 293 351 1257
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 80 95 89 135 199 598
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 26 34 34 40 156
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 18 23 32 26 122
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 18 10 20 22 35 105
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 16 24 19 25 104
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 11 21 25 30 96
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 9 12 18 17 66
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 5 13 12 18 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 2 7 21 15 50
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 1 11 11 13 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 9 3 9 16 40
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 1 3 6 15 29
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 4 1 10 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 3 2 7 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 2 5 4 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 4 3 2 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 3 4 2 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 0 1 4 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 0 3 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 6 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 4 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 441 393 507 660 856 2857
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 985 936 1172 1477 1905 6475


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