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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 463, 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.) NV NEVADA 33 20 41 43 57 194
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 28 23 26 25 20 122
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 6 15 33 16 74
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 7 7 16 12 48
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 11 3 3 7 31
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 6 3 5 5 26
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 5 1 12 3 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 2 4 7 6 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 3 7 0 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 3 4 4 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 1 2 4 12
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 7 2 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 4 1 0 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 3 6 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 0 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 0 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 146 120 135 196 170 767
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 54 58 65 118 147 442
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 5 7 8 7 28
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 1 7 5 8 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 3 4 4 13
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 4 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 1 4 1 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 2 1 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 1 3 1 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 78 81 101 156 179 595
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 224 201 236 352 349 1362


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