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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 095, Gas Separation: Processes

( 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.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 16 12 12 19 77
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 15 15 12 15 71
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 17 11 14 5 19 66
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 14 11 8 14 56
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 11 9 11 6 47
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 4 5 7 7 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 4 7 9 13 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 9 6 7 32
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 8 2 5 3 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 5 3 6 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 5 3 3 4 17
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 3 4 5 4 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 4 0 5 3 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 5 4 1 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 4 0 3 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 1 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 4 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 1 0 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 3 0 4 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 0 0 3 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 3 0 3 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 4 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 126 133 129 124 165 677
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 17 14 22 25 95
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 19 14 26 18 91
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 15 12 18 21 88
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 2 11 10 11 37
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 11 6 4 8 33
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 5 3 1 4 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 3 3 4 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 2 5 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 4 2 1 9
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 3 1 3 0 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 77 83 76 103 107 446
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 203 216 205 227 272 1123


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