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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 307, Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems

( 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 23 32 30 28 26 139
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 26 19 11 23 90
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 19 7 13 6 61
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 13 11 5 8 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 11 8 5 8 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 12 6 5 4 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 6 4 7 4 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 6 6 6 3 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 4 8 4 3 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 8 3 4 4 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 6 5 3 4 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 5 3 6 4 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 9 3 0 4 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 8 3 2 3 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 4 2 3 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 3 5 1 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 4 1 2 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 3 4 3 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 3 2 5 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 5 1 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 5 2 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 153 203 157 127 132 772
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 67 72 63 51 65 318
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 55 46 42 46 230
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 12 15 7 6 48
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 5 5 6 8 33
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 7 5 11 6 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 5 9 6 4 30
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 6 5 2 4 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 7 5 2 3 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 3 1 3 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 0 2 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 164 181 170 141 154 810
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 317 384 327 268 286 1582


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