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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 030, Cutlery

( 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 25 23 21 15 28 112
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 9 10 8 15 59
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 12 9 13 9 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 11 13 10 5 51
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 7 9 10 9 47
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 8 8 4 8 44
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 6 12 8 7 41
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 18 6 4 8 40
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 5 5 10 6 34
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 7 7 7 2 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 12 5 5 8 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 6 9 7 6 31
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 8 9 5 29
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 5 7 11 2 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 6 7 2 5 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 7 5 7 23
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 5 2 5 6 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 6 5 3 3 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 6 4 2 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 4 2 3 3 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 2 3 6 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 6 5 1 1 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 1 2 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 4 2 1 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 5 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 183 192 188 160 171 894
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 30 19 22 36 126
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 14 21 28 24 17 104
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 16 17 20 27 102
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 8 8 17 8 48
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 5 8 5 5 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 7 0 6 3 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 4 4 4 4 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 4 2 5 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 5 1 1 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 2 3 1 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 1 4 9
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 0 5 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 4 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 93 112 101 121 134 561
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 276 304 289 281 305 1455


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