                             PATENT COUNTS

                       States and Countries of Origin
                           Calendar Year 2001

    This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast
    (TAF) database, displays calendar year U.S. Patent and Trademark
    Office (USPTO) patent grants by state and country of origin.  This
    report was prepared on 2/04/2002.  Separate counts are provided for
    utility, design, plant, and reissue patents and for statutory
    invention registrations (SIRs).  The 'totals' column, as listed in
    this report, excludes counts of SIRs.

    Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named
    inventor as displayed on the face of each patent. Patent counts
    are broken down by type of patent document issued by the USPTO.

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    (address as of 4/2002)

                 U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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    STATE-COUNTRY COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2001 PATENT FILE

    MAIL
    CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS

    AL       ALABAMA                 382       65       5         0     452       1
    AK       ALASKA                   50        8       0         0      58       0
    AZ       ARIZONA                1540      158       0         4    1702       0
    AR       ARKANSAS                180       36       3         3     222       0
    CA       CALIFORNIA            18598     2014     194        48   20854       9
    CO       COLORADO               1927      177       1         3    2108       2
    CT       CONNECTICUT            1853      213       0         5    2071       0
    DE       DELAWARE                382       38       1         3     424       2
    FL       FLORIDA                2649      440      44        14    3147       2
    GA       GEORGIA                1370      223       1         5    1599       2
    HI       HAWAII                   95        9       1         2     107       0
    ID       IDAHO                  1697       35       1         4    1737       0
    IL       ILLINOIS               3640      610       6        10    4266       7
    IN       INDIANA                1358      213      18         4    1593       2
    IA       IOWA                    751       64       0         0     815       0
    KS       KANSAS                  312       69       0         1     382       0
    KY       KENTUCKY                481       62       0         3     546       1
    LA       LOUISIANA               520       35       5         2     562       0
    ME       MAINE                   145       11       0         0     156       0
    MD       MARYLAND               1483      146       2         5    1636       5
    MA       MASSACHUSETTS          3667      290       1        14    3972       0
    MI       MICHIGAN               3854      368       3        11    4236       1
    MN       MINNESOTA              2635      280       1        10    2926       0
    MS       MISSISSIPPI             166       56       3         1     226       2
    MO       MISSOURI                841      119       3         3     966       0
    MT       MONTANA                 145       17       0         0     162       0
    NE       NEBRASKA                215       33       4         1     253       0
    NV       NEVADA                  313       56       0         2     371       0
    NH       NEW HAMPSHIRE           598       70       0         2     670       1
    NJ       NEW JERSEY             3869      398       2        12    4281       5
    NM       NEW MEXICO              376       15       0         0     391       0
    NY       NEW YORK               6349      812       9        10    7180       1
    NC       NORTH CAROLINA         1946      313       3         3    2265       2
    ND       NORTH DAKOTA             97        9       1         0     107       0
    OH       OHIO                   3274      701       2        14    3991       4
    OK       OKLAHOMA                576       55       0         2     633       0
    OR       OREGON                 1259      231      11         3    1504       0
    PA       PENNSYLVANIA           3534      271      22        12    3839       3
    RI       RHODE ISLAND            287       46       0         1     334       0
    SC       SOUTH CAROLINA          565       75       2         0     642       2
    SD       SOUTH DAKOTA             76        9       0         0      85       0
    TN       TENNESSEE               813      136       2         7     958       4
    TX       TEXAS                  6371      360       8        21    6760       4
    UT       UTAH                    715       84       1         3     803       0
    VT       VERMONT                 453       53       0         1     507       0
    VA       VIRGINIA               1115      157       1         2    1275       6
    WA       WASHINGTON             1969      274       9         5    2257       0
    WV       WEST VIRGINIA           148       12       0         1     161       0
    WI       WISCONSIN              1837      403       2         7    2249       4
    WY       WYOMING                  51        7       0         1      59       0
    DC       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA     67        5       0         1      73       0
    GU       GUAM                      1        4       0         0       5       0
    PR       PUERTO RICO              11        1       0         0      12       0
    US       UNITED STATES *           1        0       0         0       1       0
    VI       VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS     3        0       0         0       3       0

    TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         87610    10346     372       266   98594      72

    STATE-COUNTRY COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2001 PATENT FILE                 PAGE 2

    COUNTRY
    CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS

    DZ       ALGERIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    AE       ARAB EMIRATES             5        1       0         0       6       0
    AR       ARGENTINA                51        7       0         0      58       0
    AM       ARMENIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    AW       ARUBA                     1        0       0         0       1       0
    AU       AUSTRALIA               875      126      25         4    1030       1
    AT       AUSTRIA                 589       41       0         2     632       0
    BS       THE BAHAMAS              10        0       0         0      10       0
    BB       BARBADOS                  0        4       0         0       4       0
    BY       BELARUS                   7        0       0         0       7       0
    BE       BELGIUM                 718       72       6         0     796       0
    BM       BERMUDA                   4        0       0         0       4       0
    BA       BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA    1        0       0         0       1       0
    BR       BRAZIL                  110       15       0         0     125       0
    BN       BRUNEI                    0        1       0         0       1       0
    BG       BULGARIA                  3        2       0         0       5       0
    CA       CANADA                 3606      439       7        11    4063       0
    KY       CAYMAN ISLANDS            3        1       0         0       4       0
    CL       CHILE                    12        3       0         0      15       0
    HK       CHINA,HONG KONG SAR     237      382       0         1     620       0
    CN       CHINA P.REP.            195       71       0         0     266       0
    CO       COLOMBIA                 12        2       0         0      14       0
    CR       COSTA RICA                3        0       9         0      12       0
    HR       CROATIA                   8        0       0         0       8       0
    CU       CUBA                      4        0       0         0       4       0
    CY       CYPRUS                    1        0       0         0       1       0
    CZ       CZECH REPUBLIC           16        7       0         0      23       0
    CS       CZECHOSLOVAKIA            7        0       0         0       7       0
    DK       DENMARK                 479       54      21         2     556       0
    DM       DOMINICA                  2        0       0         0       2       0
    EC       ECUADOR                   4        0       0         0       4       0
    EG       EGYPT                     6        0       0         0       6       0
    SV       EL SALVADOR               3        0       0         0       3       0
    EE       ESTONIA                   1        1       0         0       2       0
    FI       FINLAND                 732       37       0         0     769       0
    PF       FR. POLYNESIA             1        0       0         0       1       0
    FR       FRANCE                 4041      396       4        15    4456       0
    GE       GEORGIA (REPL. OF)        2        0       0         0       2       0
    DE       GERMANY               11261      588      22        23   11894       1
    GR       GREECE                   26        0       0         0      26       0
    HU       HUNGARY                  60        1       0         0      61       0
    IS       ICELAND                  19        2       0         0      21       0
    IN       INDIA                   177        1       1         0     179       0
    ID       INDONESIA                 4        6       0         0      10       0
    IR       IRAN                      2        0       0         0       2       0
    IE       IRELAND                 143       23       0         0     166       0
    IL       ISRAEL                  970       45      14         2    1031       0
    IT       ITALY                  1709      254       0        15    1978       0
    JM       JAMAICA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    JP       JAPAN                 33224     1546      23        98   34891       0
    JO       JORDAN                    3        0       0         0       3       0
    KZ       KAZAKHSTAN                3        0       0         0       3       0
    KE       KENYA                     4        0       0         0       4       0
    KW       KUWAIT                    6        0       0         0       6       0
    KG       KYRGYZSTAN                1        0       0         0       1       0
    LV       LATVIA                    1        0       0         0       1       0
    LB       LEBANON                   2        0       0         0       2       0
    LI       LIECHTENSTEIN            23        1       0         0      24       0
    LT       LITHUANIA                 4        0       0         0       4       0
    LU       LUXEMBOURG               33       15       0         0      48       0
    MG       MADAGASCAR                2        0       0         0       2       0
    MY       MALAYSIA                 39       17       0         0      56       0
    MT       MALTA                     2        0       0         0       2       0
    MX       MEXICO                   81        6       0         0      87       0
    MC       MONACO                   12        6       0         0      18       0
    MA       MOROCCO                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    NL       NETHERLANDS            1332      101      57         4    1494       0
    NZ       NEW ZEALAND             124       29       4         3     160       0
    NG       NIGERIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    NO       NORWAY                  266       16       0         1     283       0
    PK       PAKISTAN                  2        0       0         0       2       0
    PA       PANAMA                    1        0       0         0       1       0
    PE       PERU                      4        2       0         0       6       0
    PH       PHILIPPINES              12        3       0         0      15       0
    PL       POLAND                   16        0       0         0      16       0
    PT       PORTUGAL                 12        3       1         0      16       0
    RO       ROMANIA                  10        0       0         0      10       0
    RU       RUSSIAN FEDERATION      234        5       0         0     239       0
    KN       SAINT KITTS & NEVIS       2        0       0         0       2       0
    SA       SAUDI ARABIA             12        0       0         0      12       0
    SG       SINGAPORE               296        7       0         1     304       0
    SK       SLOVAKIA                  1        0       0         0       1       0
    SI       SLOVENIA                 21        0       0         0      21       0
    ZA       SOUTH AFRICA            120       13       4         0     137       0
    KR       SOUTH KOREA            3538      216       3         6    3763       0
    ES       SPAIN                   269       70       1         0     340       0
    LK       SRI LANKA                 1        2       0         0       3       0
    SR       SURINAME                  1        0       0         0       1       0
    SE       SWEDEN                 1743      185       1         6    1935       0
    CH       SWITZERLAND            1420      133       0         4    1557       0
    SY       SYRIA                     1        0       0         0       1       0
    TW       TAIWAN                 5371     1168       0         5    6544       1
    TZ       TANZANIA                  1        0       0         0       1       0
    TH       THAILAND                 24       23       0         0      47       0
    TT       TRINIDAD/TOBAGO           4        0       0         0       4       0
    TR       TURKEY                   11        3       0         0      14       0
    TC       TURKS & CAICOS ISL.       1        0       0         0       1       0
    UG       UGANDA                    1        0       0         0       1       0
    UA       UKRAINE                  21        0       0         0      21       0
    GB       UNITED KINGDOM         3965      370       9        11    4355       1
    UZ       UZBEKISTAN                2        0       0         0       2       0
    VE       VENEZUELA                26        2       0         0      28       0
    VN       VIET NAM                  0        1       0         0       1       0
    VG       VIRGIN (BRIT.) ISL.       0        1       0         0       1       0
    YU       YUGOSLAVIA                4        0       0         0       4       0
    ZW       ZIMBABWE                  1        0       0         0       1       0

    TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN             78435     6526     212       214   85387       4
    TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         87610    10346     372       266   98594      72
    TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES          166045    16872     584       480  183981      76

    TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN      (%)     47.2%    38.7%   36.3%     44.6%   46.4%    5.3%
    TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES  (%)     52.8%    61.3%   63.7%     55.4%   53.6%   94.7%
    TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES    (%)    100.0%   100.0%  100.0%    100.0%  100.0%  100.0%

    *  No state indicated in database.

    Source:  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office/ TAF Data Base               02-04-02
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