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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 482, Exercise 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 61 61 51 49 46 268
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 19 26 22 13 97
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 24 21 17 14 14 90
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 12 21 19 14 84
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 16 11 13 12 63
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 11 13 9 9 57
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 9 11 9 7 51
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 10 8 10 6 50
(U.S.) UT UTAH 17 9 6 8 8 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 11 9 9 5 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 6 8 10 11 44
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 12 5 5 8 41
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 13 6 8 5 40
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 6 14 3 11 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 8 5 9 4 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 7 11 8 4 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 6 7 7 7 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 6 5 7 7 33
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 6 6 5 6 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 8 3 8 6 29
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 6 6 4 5 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 5 10 4 1 27
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 8 6 3 1 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 4 4 2 7 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 8 5 4 3 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 4 3 5 7 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 5 3 2 2 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 1 1 6 13
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 0 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 4 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 4 2 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 4 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 339 319 308 272 257 1495
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 69 54 67 52 51 293
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 9 5 15 10 50
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 4 8 5 1 26
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 4 1 6 7 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 3 5 6 19
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 3 3 2 14
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 3 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 3 1 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 0 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 3 2 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 4 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPL. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 112 91 107 98 93 501
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 451 410 415 370 350 1996


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