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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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 65 46 31 36 36 214
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 19 22 24 24 36 125
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 19 26 6 12 86
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 13 13 16 15 80
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 12 13 14 22 78
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 11 10 20 13 62
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 10 12 11 7 54
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 12 6 7 6 45
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 3 8 12 7 36
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 9 7 4 5 31
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 8 6 4 4 29
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 1 5 12 3 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 5 6 3 3 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 6 5 5 7 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 5 7 5 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 3 5 3 8 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 5 4 7 4 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 5 3 3 5 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 4 4 4 4 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 5 4 2 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 1 4 2 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 2 2 4 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 1 3 6 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 3 4 2 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 0 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 4 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 3 2 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 280 241 233 233 237 1224
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 9 13 13 12 68
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 6 7 15 24 61
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 11 16 8 14 61
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 9 6 12 15 54
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 6 2 4 1 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 3 2 2 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 2 4 0 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 3 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 1 3 1 0 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 1 0 2 8
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 3 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AWX ARUBA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 79 69 58 77 84 367
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 359 310 291 310 321 1591


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