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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 056, Harvesters

( 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.) WI WISCONSIN 18 19 22 14 16 89
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 20 18 13 8 71
(U.S.) IA IOWA 18 8 12 14 10 62
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 19 9 15 9 60
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 10 12 13 8 53
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 8 6 2 8 33
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 5 7 3 10 31
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 9 8 5 6 30
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 8 1 10 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 6 6 7 25
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 9 5 4 5 2 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 7 7 4 24
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 3 6 3 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 2 1 3 2 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 3 4 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 0 2 3 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 4 0 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 149 162 160 132 131 734
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 20 20 15 19 97
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 17 11 9 11 58
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 14 11 7 14 56
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 6 11 1 10 35
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 3 2 2 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 4 2 3 1 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 3 3 4 3 13
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 0 1 7 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 64 74 68 49 74 329
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 213 236 228 181 205 1063


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