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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 25 21 11 12 14 83
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 22 19 6 12 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 11 17 7 8 58
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 11 12 9 12 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 12 15 8 11 57
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 10 7 2 6 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 14 5 0 7 30
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 13 4 3 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 9 7 2 2 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 4 4 3 6 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 8 3 2 4 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 2 3 6 6 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 6 3 2 2 22
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 3 2 5 0 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 3 3 1 2 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 4 1 2 7 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 1 0 3 2 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 5 2 3 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 0 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 1 4 0 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 0 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 189 159 146 94 126 714
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 101 102 80 93 89 465
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 33 45 24 33 170
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 31 32 32 30 28 153
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 13 14 10 19 62
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 5 2 2 8 25
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 7 2 4 4 20
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 2 3 0 2 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 5 1 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 3 2 0 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 6 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 200 202 196 181 200 979
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 389 361 342 275 326 1693


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