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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 283, Printed Matter

( 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 16 12 13 8 5 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 10 10 4 5 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 11 12 10 1 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 11 10 8 4 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 6 6 5 4 28
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 6 4 3 2 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 6 1 7 2 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 4 3 2 0 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 3 3 3 0 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 2 4 5 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 4 3 1 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 3 3 3 0 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 2 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 4 3 1 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 104 111 97 85 48 445
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 4 8 10 8 33
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 3 8 2 2 2 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 3 4 3 0 12
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 2 3 5 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PYX PARAGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 14 26 28 32 27 127
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 118 137 125 117 75 572


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