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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 417, Pumps

( 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 28 41 55 43 35 202
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 13 33 33 31 120
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 9 22 28 19 105
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 16 21 24 20 98
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 19 13 21 22 84
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 16 12 21 19 75
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 10 18 10 8 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 10 12 15 15 57
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 8 8 6 12 37
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 10 13 5 34
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 5 8 6 7 33
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 6 3 10 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 8 6 7 4 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 6 13 3 5 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 7 6 7 5 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 5 3 6 21
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 7 5 4 21
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 4 4 10 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 4 4 2 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 6 4 5 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 2 3 6 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 6 4 1 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 5 2 3 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 3 2 5 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 5 5 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 4 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 4 1 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 4 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 3 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 170 222 312 299 290 1293
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 79 101 148 148 138 614
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 38 43 72 94 78 325
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 17 34 32 32 121
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 20 15 11 12 25 83
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 8 17 17 13 64
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 2 15 15 11 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 10 10 8 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 10 8 7 36
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 5 4 11 6 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 2 7 9 25
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 4 4 5 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 8 5 2 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 6 3 5 16
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 3 2 4 1 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 3 3 2 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 1 3 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PGX NEW GUINEA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 197 221 364 383 353 1518
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 367 443 676 682 643 2811


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