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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus

( 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.) OH OHIO 23 15 21 22 18 99
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 22 23 12 14 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 12 8 16 20 73
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 20 6 20 13 11 70
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 11 9 13 12 58
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 13 7 11 6 45
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 4 6 13 7 41
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 5 10 9 8 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 7 8 6 1 34
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 8 3 10 7 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 5 6 7 10 29
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 13 1 8 6 29
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 6 8 6 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 3 4 2 4 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 3 0 5 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 4 2 4 3 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 7 4 3 2 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 1 5 5 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 3 2 2 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 1 3 1 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 1 0 2 3 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 4 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 6 3 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 0 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 193 174 167 207 181 922
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 122 65 75 92 83 437
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 55 44 39 40 41 219
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 34 26 43 34 32 169
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 11 7 11 13 58
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 11 9 12 11 52
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 9 2 11 13 42
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 4 10 8 10 41
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 5 6 8 3 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 8 6 8 3 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 5 4 4 3 20
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 5 5 1 4 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 2 7 2 15
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 0 4 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 280 209 215 249 227 1180
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 473 383 382 456 408 2102


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