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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 510, Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the 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.) NJ NEW JERSEY 89 87 70 66 76 388
(U.S.) OH OHIO 79 69 64 66 67 345
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 29 18 24 28 24 123
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 11 14 27 32 93
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 22 10 12 13 80
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 25 9 8 11 70
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 18 13 12 14 63
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 6 14 5 10 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 12 4 5 4 32
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 6 5 10 5 31
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 9 4 6 3 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 6 7 5 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 4 2 7 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 5 4 1 2 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 4 5 6 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 6 3 5 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 2 2 6 4 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 6 2 7 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 4 1 5 2 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 5 4 3 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 1 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 333 326 290 297 316 1562
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 51 62 50 42 68 273
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 49 38 71 54 247
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 41 53 37 47 45 223
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 39 41 38 48 42 208
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 17 10 17 22 79
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 8 11 15 20 68
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 10 17 15 12 59
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 14 7 5 5 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 5 2 4 7 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 3 2 5 5 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 3 6 2 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 5 2 3 3 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 5 2 1 1 11
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 4 3 0 1 9
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SRX SURINAME 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 223 291 229 294 299 1336
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 556 617 519 591 615 2898


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