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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 228, Metal Fusion Bonding

( 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 28 25 30 22 121
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 15 29 23 12 95
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 6 18 27 21 75
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 13 25 8 13 68
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 8 13 12 10 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 10 11 16 7 48
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 5 5 7 8 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 4 7 7 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 5 7 7 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 3 3 7 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 6 2 6 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 5 4 3 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 4 2 3 4 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 2 2 4 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 3 2 2 1 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 4 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 4 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 3 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 104 134 177 181 151 747
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 38 62 95 109 103 407
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 19 23 26 24 107
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 4 8 14 7 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 2 9 9 7 33
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 5 9 8 3 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 6 12 1 6 27
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 6 12 6 1 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 4 7 6 4 23
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 3 4 4 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 3 4 1 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 3 4 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 5 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 4 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 75 123 192 201 175 766
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 179 257 369 382 326 1513


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