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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 368, Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices

( 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 14 15 11 18 11 69
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 11 5 9 3 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 2 3 5 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 4 5 3 1 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 1 5 3 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 5 1 1 2 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 0 1 4 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 0 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 0 4 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 60 63 43 68 49 283
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 33 41 38 56 50 218
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 22 10 29 23 27 111
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 9 8 7 7 42
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 5 5 7 7 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 4 1 2 1 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 0 2 4 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 2 4 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 1 4 1 7
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 0 3 3 7
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 85 77 87 115 109 473
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 145 140 130 183 158 756


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