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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 800, Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes

( 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.) IA IOWA 80 91 61 121 46 399
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 43 59 54 62 68 286
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 28 39 26 29 147
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 36 35 34 11 134
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 21 34 13 16 98
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 20 30 8 13 89
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 14 16 17 20 81
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 13 12 9 13 56
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 14 9 10 9 13 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 11 13 9 10 55
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 12 7 12 13 51
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 20 5 6 3 46
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 20 8 6 7 46
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 8 4 5 12 37
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 16 5 4 5 36
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 6 9 5 5 32
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 5 10 3 6 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 10 10 5 2 29
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 5 1 7 10 26
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 9 11 3 1 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 7 4 4 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 3 4 5 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 5 2 3 7 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 3 1 8 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 3 3 6 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 6 2 0 5 15
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 6 5 1 0 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 2 2 7 1 12
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 6 1 0 3 2 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 340 460 417 404 358 1979
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 20 16 25 15 91
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 13 16 27 12 81
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 12 18 23 8 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 15 14 19 10 73
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 11 10 13 12 54
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 12 14 7 9 50
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 10 7 8 8 43
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 9 3 5 4 26
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 2 5 3 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 3 3 5 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 3 4 1 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 3 2 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 0 1 4 2 11
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 2 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 4 0 3 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 6 2 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 113 118 130 164 106 631
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 453 578 547 568 464 2610


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