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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 75 96 74 72 65 382
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 32 31 32 18 20 133
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 15 18 18 13 82
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 13 17 10 5 58
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 6 12 11 6 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 9 7 15 6 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 11 8 3 5 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 5 10 5 8 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 5 8 1 2 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 6 2 6 3 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 8 7 3 4 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 6 4 6 4 22
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 5 4 5 0 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 5 4 5 0 20
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 4 7 4 1 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 5 2 1 5 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 4 3 3 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 2 3 1 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 3 5 2 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 5 0 3 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 0 4 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 6 0 2 0 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 4 3 0 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 1 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 257 275 262 224 172 1190
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 160 147 145 145 157 754
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 90 86 97 113 98 484
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 24 25 30 31 138
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 17 16 16 14 81
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 18 13 10 13 76
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 14 9 18 9 63
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 12 9 8 11 18 58
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 12 8 11 16 56
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 6 10 9 14 46
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 5 5 3 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 5 4 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 5 2 0 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 3 0 1 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 375 357 362 386 388 1868
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 632 632 624 610 560 3058


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