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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 211, Supports: Racks

( 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 26 28 23 26 32 135
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 14 22 17 20 96
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 20 22 11 14 85
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 11 13 12 10 70
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 16 14 18 9 69
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 15 11 9 18 12 65
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 13 18 11 7 60
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 13 9 4 14 56
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 11 13 12 10 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 14 11 8 9 50
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 7 8 7 11 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 7 6 7 6 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 8 6 5 2 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 5 5 7 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 8 6 3 3 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 5 5 7 0 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 4 4 4 4 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 1 3 8 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 3 5 2 1 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 4 4 1 2 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 6 4 4 2 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 1 4 4 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 1 3 6 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 3 5 2 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 4 3 2 4 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 7 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 0 2 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 1 0 0 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 253 247 235 232 213 1180
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 14 24 21 32 109
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 13 7 5 12 52
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 5 11 10 11 46
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 6 10 8 9 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 7 5 4 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 0 5 5 4 18
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 2 0 4 0 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 2 1 1 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 5 1 1 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 1 3 0 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AWX ARUBA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 78 55 83 77 86 379
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 331 302 318 309 299 1559


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