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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 141 108 85 108 139 581
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 31 37 60 51 219
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 37 31 23 29 26 146
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 28 21 25 13 13 100
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 30 20 20 13 17 100
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 26 28 18 11 14 97
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 22 23 12 15 89
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 17 12 11 19 84
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 14 14 7 13 68
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 11 12 11 16 66
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 13 11 14 9 61
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 10 12 8 10 56
(U.S.) UT UTAH 11 6 12 11 10 50
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 9 8 7 2 39
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 8 7 9 5 38
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 9 7 4 6 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 12 8 2 2 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 9 8 5 6 34
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 6 4 6 6 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 9 3 6 7 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 7 4 4 5 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 9 5 7 2 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 8 7 5 2 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 7 7 3 7 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 6 3 5 8 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 3 4 1 5 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 4 1 5 2 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 5 3 4 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 4 5 2 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 4 1 5 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 4 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 4 3 3 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 3 2 0 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 5 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 5 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 568 479 419 416 458 2340
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 104 66 65 88 91 414
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 44 28 23 26 34 155
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 24 22 22 14 104
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 7 6 8 4 32
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 4 5 4 5 27
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 9 1 5 3 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 4 4 6 0 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 3 3 4 4 18
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 5 2 0 2 2 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 222 159 142 179 165 867
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 790 638 561 595 623 3207


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