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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 156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture

( 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 93 111 101 104 88 497
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 52 52 48 57 60 269
(U.S.) OH OHIO 54 60 35 37 26 212
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 38 31 40 34 40 183
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 31 37 22 36 34 160
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 38 29 25 23 23 138
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 28 24 19 36 133
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 28 18 24 15 109
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 21 22 26 20 108
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 20 13 20 15 91
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 17 23 11 17 89
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 15 20 15 17 83
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 20 14 18 12 13 77
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 13 10 16 18 72
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 13 15 15 10 64
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 8 16 18 16 63
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 8 8 14 9 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 7 14 11 7 46
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 12 8 7 8 46
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 10 14 9 4 46
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 12 9 6 2 42
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 7 12 3 7 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 4 12 7 5 34
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 10 7 6 2 33
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 8 8 4 8 33
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 6 7 8 2 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 6 7 6 26
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 4 3 3 3 21
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 7 1 1 3 21
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 6 4 3 3 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 3 2 6 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 4 3 3 5 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 3 6 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 1 3 3 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 4 4 0 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 2 3 4 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 619 630 595 592 553 2989
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 203 217 209 217 211 1057
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 63 89 64 76 94 386
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 24 31 23 30 134
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 29 19 25 26 119
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 22 22 26 25 117
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 22 22 20 14 13 91
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 23 18 17 16 84
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 16 14 20 20 12 82
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 12 13 12 8 58
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 11 9 8 16 55
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 4 6 1 10 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 7 3 5 3 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 3 5 3 2 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 3 7 2 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 3 2 5 1 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 0 4 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BHX BAHRAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 436 495 464 472 491 2358
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1055 1125 1059 1064 1044 5347


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