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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 451, Abrading

( 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 46 69 94 126 121 456
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 16 18 15 56 70 175
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 19 24 35 22 114
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 17 13 29 23 94
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 14 25 18 18 89
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 16 18 22 14 78
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 12 13 20 20 75
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 12 14 14 10 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 9 16 11 13 61
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 13 13 10 8 55
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 11 11 12 6 47
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 8 9 12 9 42
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 7 6 9 13 38
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 7 9 18 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 7 10 6 10 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 8 4 11 9 35
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 7 9 3 7 5 31
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 1 3 7 2 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 3 6 5 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 4 5 4 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 6 2 5 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 3 6 3 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 5 3 4 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 1 4 4 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 5 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 2 3 1 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 7 1 4 1 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 4 3 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 3 3 3 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 4 5 0 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 3 4 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 237 302 349 478 441 1807
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 84 121 186 202 190 783
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 36 36 40 54 194
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 19 33 42 37 136
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 7 13 16 10 56
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 9 10 5 10 41
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 6 3 11 7 30
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 7 4 8 8 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 6 4 8 6 28
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 3 8 9 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 5 7 4 4 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 2 8 2 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 4 2 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 3 3 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 3 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 162 228 320 373 349 1432
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 399 530 669 851 790 3239


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