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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 252, Compositions

( 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 32 27 23 34 28 144
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 34 31 26 23 141
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 30 31 30 16 16 123
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 27 17 20 12 9 85
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 21 14 13 13 82
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 16 12 14 7 63
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 5 14 13 4 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 10 18 7 7 48
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 9 9 6 8 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 11 10 5 2 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 6 6 7 7 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 10 5 5 3 32
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 16 5 5 1 3 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 5 4 5 4 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 4 8 7 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 5 5 2 4 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 7 6 1 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 5 2 5 2 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 3 2 7 0 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 4 4 5 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 6 3 3 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 6 1 5 1 15
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 7 2 1 2 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 5 4 1 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 7 3 2 0 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 3 6 0 0 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 5 2 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 285 274 269 240 182 1250
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 219 210 174 154 144 901
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 61 61 64 32 24 242
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 27 19 21 13 7 87
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 12 14 15 11 66
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 16 5 12 12 54
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 6 4 4 11 33
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 11 4 4 4 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 8 7 3 3 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 7 4 4 2 26
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 5 6 5 3 24
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 6 6 6 3 22
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 3 1 4 0 2 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 3 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 6 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 4 1 0 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 0 4 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 377 379 331 266 246 1599
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 662 653 600 506 428 2849


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