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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 423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds

( 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 22 33 27 20 36 138
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 20 24 24 13 105
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 22 19 19 27 104
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 18 10 11 15 65
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 11 8 18 11 62
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 14 13 8 5 58
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 12 14 10 8 51
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 12 11 9 6 44
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 9 9 9 7 42
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 4 13 3 27
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 8 1 4 9 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 5 5 6 24
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 3 4 5 4 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 5 5 2 23
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 5 2 3 5 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 6 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 5 3 4 2 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 5 4 4 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 3 6 1 1 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 6 3 3 1 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 5 3 2 4 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 2 1 4 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 2 4 3 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 3 4 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 6 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 4 0 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 203 233 207 211 203 1057
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 91 95 97 94 80 457
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 41 54 50 54 233
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 30 29 34 27 139
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 14 18 15 20 85
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 12 9 12 19 60
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 9 5 9 7 38
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 4 7 5 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 4 7 5 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 7 5 2 2 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 5 3 5 5 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 6 3 6 5 22
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 4 6 5 21
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 5 2 7 18
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 7 4 3 2 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 2 5 4 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 1 4 4 2 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 0 3 5 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 3 3 5 11
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 3 2 3 3 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 1 2 4 10
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 3 1 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 225 265 267 281 279 1317
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 428 498 474 492 482 2374


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