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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 700, DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing)

( 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 82 61 48 79 111 381
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 29 27 27 37 58 178
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 19 9 18 27 105
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 22 15 13 29 95
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 25 15 20 18 91
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 12 15 15 20 77
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 12 12 15 18 75
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 15 13 19 14 71
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 9 13 11 18 64
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 13 10 8 13 60
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 9 6 20 5 52
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 11 7 12 14 51
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 9 12 7 12 50
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 4 8 7 14 46
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 5 7 8 7 41
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 7 5 4 9 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 5 2 13 6 32
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 8 4 9 4 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 6 6 5 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 5 1 7 8 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 4 4 3 7 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 5 8 2 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 2 3 1 5 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 4 4 4 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 0 5 2 5 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 2 4 4 13
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 4 5 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 4 3 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 5 4 1 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 5 0 2 1 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 1 0 3 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 0 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 5 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 377 313 279 373 464 1806
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 173 143 108 170 206 800
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 10 13 27 63 146
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 12 14 28 17 79
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 13 9 9 15 63
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 8 5 7 13 43
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 5 8 6 13 40
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 5 7 5 13 39
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 6 3 5 3 19
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 2 7 4 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 5 1 5 7 18
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 3 8 1 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 1 2 4 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 2 1 4 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 0 1 3 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 283 222 183 287 378 1353
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 660 535 462 660 842 3159


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