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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 345, Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems

( 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 395 376 409 491 457 2128
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 127 141 113 109 97 587
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 90 101 107 112 99 509
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 72 61 66 89 92 380
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 50 33 72 74 82 311
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 51 55 59 46 40 251
(U.S.) OR OREGON 43 36 28 33 42 182
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 34 31 31 36 34 166
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 36 35 35 24 24 154
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 21 25 26 28 121
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 14 24 20 21 101
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 31 16 11 19 17 94
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 25 11 20 10 87
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 21 15 15 24 85
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 19 16 13 8 68
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 7 15 10 9 58
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 8 11 13 10 54
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 6 16 9 10 54
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 9 10 12 8 53
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 14 8 10 9 53
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 12 6 9 10 46
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 7 6 8 12 38
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 4 11 9 5 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 5 3 9 6 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 7 4 8 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 6 5 6 4 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 4 1 10 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 5 3 3 3 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 4 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 1 3 5 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 1 3 0 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 2 0 3 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 3 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1150 1106 1146 1250 1199 5851
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 676 607 589 641 684 3197
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 57 66 68 96 100 387
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 64 55 64 53 51 287
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 36 44 49 74 64 267
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 38 44 56 68 244
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 27 20 13 25 21 106
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 13 22 20 34 102
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 16 21 20 27 101
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 8 14 16 18 64
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 13 10 8 14 55
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 6 8 9 5 33
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 5 7 7 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 9 4 3 4 22
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 5 1 7 5 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 3 6 2 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 2 1 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 3 1 1 2 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UGX UGANDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 975 918 929 1056 1124 5002
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2125 2024 2075 2306 2323 10853


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