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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 333, Wave Transmission Lines and Networks

( 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 43 42 51 38 58 232
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 13 14 7 12 54
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 10 2 7 8 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 5 7 8 10 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 6 4 4 6 34
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 6 5 10 11 34
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 5 6 4 11 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 3 9 3 5 29
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 12 10 0 1 2 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 8 6 4 3 23
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 5 4 7 1 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 7 4 2 5 21
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 0 2 10 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 5 3 2 0 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 0 1 4 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 3 3 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 141 140 136 119 165 701
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 122 145 152 123 198 740
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 8 16 13 23 66
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 16 8 7 9 13 53
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 10 12 9 10 51
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 6 10 7 14 43
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 8 6 6 16 38
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 6 3 5 6 30
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 3 3 4 5 22
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 0 6 4 6 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 3 1 3 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 4 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 196 206 222 187 304 1115
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 337 346 358 306 469 1816


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