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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 241, Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration

( 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 11 10 10 7 7 45
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 15 6 3 4 37
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 5 11 4 10 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 13 4 3 3 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 8 3 4 6 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 2 4 6 7 28
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 5 5 5 4 24
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 8 2 2 4 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 5 3 3 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 4 3 4 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 7 4 1 1 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 6 4 4 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 3 1 2 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 4 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 5 0 4 1 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 6 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 0 1 4 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 1 1 4 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 3 2 4 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 3 0 1 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 5 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 4 1 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 121 154 106 82 91 554
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 42 25 16 21 125
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 41 24 19 18 22 124
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 9 14 5 10 50
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 9 6 9 10 44
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 3 5 10 8 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 5 10 4 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 6 4 3 5 19
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 2 6 3 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 3 3 3 1 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 4 3 0 3 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 6 2 3 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 1 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 1 0 3 8
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 0 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 124 125 105 91 106 551
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 245 279 211 173 197 1105


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