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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 318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems

( 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 52 48 61 55 30 246
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 30 32 31 23 45 161
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 14 13 19 16 74
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 20 19 12 3 61
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 14 11 10 12 60
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 11 11 7 11 57
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 13 14 11 9 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 9 13 10 7 49
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 8 12 8 10 48
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 12 10 6 3 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 9 9 4 5 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 11 6 5 33
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 7 4 5 7 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 5 7 3 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 7 5 3 3 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 2 5 3 5 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 4 4 6 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 5 2 5 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 4 3 4 4 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 7 0 3 2 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 2 5 1 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 0 0 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 240 247 268 223 206 1184
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 231 218 202 182 182 1015
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 63 52 64 64 73 316
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 30 31 16 19 14 110
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 25 9 13 20 87
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 8 15 13 20 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 10 9 9 10 58
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 3 15 15 14 56
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 7 8 10 10 44
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 7 5 3 6 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 4 5 5 2 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 1 4 5 5 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 1 4 4 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 3 2 0 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 0 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 4 2 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 424 375 363 361 372 1895
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 664 622 631 584 578 3079


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