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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 520, Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528)

( 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 157 172 164 212 200 905
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 171 169 185 164 155 844
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 117 100 147 170 174 708
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 121 130 110 139 134 634
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 121 121 108 97 100 547
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 122 86 98 98 84 488
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 108 90 83 72 106 459
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 75 91 56 63 81 366
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 58 69 77 73 55 332
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 44 73 62 75 77 331
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 58 66 52 65 57 298
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 33 44 45 63 39 224
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 23 44 43 37 40 187
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 28 44 36 37 38 183
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 38 34 38 27 27 164
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 48 27 21 26 36 158
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 19 25 20 35 29 128
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 16 30 24 15 29 114
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 21 25 19 14 22 101
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 18 22 15 14 85
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 16 19 17 14 84
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 16 10 12 27 15 80
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 21 7 11 11 61
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 13 12 12 9 55
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 18 5 10 14 6 53
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 14 9 13 4 46
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 7 11 12 3 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 7 6 6 6 38
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 11 4 6 11 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 9 8 6 3 34
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 6 8 4 7 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 3 7 12 28
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 1 6 8 4 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 0 3 6 9 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 6 2 4 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 4 4 6 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1535 1598 1556 1667 1635 7991
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 749 770 805 888 876 4088
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 489 388 423 477 417 2194
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 97 83 87 100 100 467
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 64 66 68 61 59 318
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 46 49 58 75 70 298
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 52 59 47 59 70 287
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 42 47 49 71 55 264
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 35 43 47 58 67 250
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 59 44 33 51 46 233
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 31 29 55 46 58 219
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 21 23 26 25 117
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 11 10 17 23 68
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 9 8 11 14 15 57
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 11 8 14 13 54
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 10 11 7 37
(Foreign) INX INDIA 6 6 3 12 8 35
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 6 9 6 0 26
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 4 4 9 19
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 4 1 8 1 5 19
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 4 1 5 2 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 4 3 5 2 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 3 4 2 13
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 5 2 2 3 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 3 5 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 4 1 3 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 4 3 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD/TOBAGO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1749 1678 1783 2025 1952 9187
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3284 3276 3339 3692 3587 17178


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