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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 141, Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means

( 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 23 21 22 36 37 139
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 17 7 17 11 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 21 9 9 6 59
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 15 15 11 11 59
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 14 8 12 10 51
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 18 9 9 5 49
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 15 6 8 5 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 7 11 8 8 44
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 2 6 13 12 42
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 4 9 15 5 39
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 5 10 7 9 36
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 5 4 7 5 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 5 3 4 3 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 6 5 3 4 22
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 2 5 5 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 5 4 4 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 1 4 2 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 7 3 2 0 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 4 2 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 4 4 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 0 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 4 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 3 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 159 201 164 205 182 911
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 28 18 41 33 140
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 14 12 21 25 90
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 10 9 22 15 60
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 10 12 9 40
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 6 11 6 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 9 5 9 4 30
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 4 9 4 5 27
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 5 6 4 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 2 0 4 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 3 5 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 4 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 2 3 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 77 95 87 142 128 529
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 236 296 251 347 310 1440


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