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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 374, Thermal Measuring and Testing

( 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 24 15 25 23 9 96
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 2 5 6 8 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 4 9 4 6 29
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 4 4 3 7 27
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 7 4 5 25
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 6 1 9 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 3 4 1 4 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 2 3 3 4 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 4 2 3 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 1 4 3 1 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 0 5 2 4 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 2 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 0 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 5 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 119 53 101 75 77 425
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 16 23 20 21 98
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 2 17 12 10 55
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 3 8 8 11 36
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 6 7 3 6 29
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 2 4 4 5 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 3 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 4 3 0 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 73 42 75 63 60 313
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 192 95 176 138 137 738


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