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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 382, Image Analysis

( 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 190 164 160 188 170 872
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 95 91 91 139 84 500
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 56 57 53 56 45 267
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 44 46 51 76 43 260
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 38 38 34 37 39 186
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 19 26 14 17 106
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 18 18 31 26 105
(U.S.) OR OREGON 18 10 8 18 33 87
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 12 10 22 20 73
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 13 15 20 17 72
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 18 17 10 5 70
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 16 11 11 13 61
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 8 7 11 6 48
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 13 7 7 7 45
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 3 5 14 12 44
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 12 7 9 5 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 5 6 8 11 38
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 10 6 11 5 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 10 6 8 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 11 4 9 32
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 12 6 4 4 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 7 9 9 2 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 4 4 4 7 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 8 4 4 1 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 3 1 2 1 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 1 3 4 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 4 4 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 3 4 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 633 610 591 740 616 3190
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 500 525 462 453 401 2341
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 39 61 39 32 22 193
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 28 22 29 21 126
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 16 21 30 28 115
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 28 16 18 26 108
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 17 17 16 23 90
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 17 15 13 14 22 81
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 20 15 17 17 80
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 6 10 10 7 41
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 4 11 10 9 40
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 2 3 14 9 35
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 2 3 6 3 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 3 10 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 2 1 2 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 1 7 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 4 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 687 741 650 670 620 3368
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1320 1351 1241 1410 1236 6558


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