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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 002, Apparel

( 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 78 82 85 68 58 371
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 40 39 40 41 33 193
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 24 21 30 29 131
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 25 18 11 27 100
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 30 14 13 16 95
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 23 25 13 17 92
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 23 21 11 13 82
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 16 25 14 10 76
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 20 17 15 13 72
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 21 15 10 11 71
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 17 12 9 12 60
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 10 9 14 11 59
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 12 11 13 7 53
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 11 9 10 7 47
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 9 11 12 6 46
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 10 9 5 12 41
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 8 5 11 6 38
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 7 6 8 8 37
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 6 6 4 8 32
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 3 8 6 6 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 3 8 8 5 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 3 10 9 29
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 7 4 6 3 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 4 5 4 3 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 6 5 3 4 20
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 3 7 5 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 5 2 4 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 4 4 3 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 5 3 3 2 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 2 4 5 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 6 2 2 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 4 1 2 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 5 3 1 0 11
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 5 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 1 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 404 473 442 392 373 2084
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 22 27 34 24 128
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 24 19 27 30 107
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 26 19 21 17 98
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 3 6 14 11 48
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 10 6 10 10 46
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 9 12 11 3 45
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 7 15 9 10 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 8 6 9 8 37
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 7 1 5 2 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 4 2 0 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 103 128 123 157 124 635
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 507 601 565 549 497 2719


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