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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 148, Metal Treatment

( 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.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 17 16 21 18 93
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 21 17 17 13 14 82
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 14 10 23 13 72
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 21 14 8 14 70
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 3 13 9 21 62
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 8 8 8 11 45
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 9 10 8 5 38
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 11 5 6 4 33
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 2 4 8 7 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 4 6 10 3 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 4 2 7 3 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 5 4 2 7 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 5 3 3 6 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 7 1 1 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 1 4 2 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 4 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 3 1 4 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 0 0 4 0 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 4 0 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 154 150 146 161 152 763
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 146 153 144 190 204 837
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 29 30 44 40 170
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 18 25 16 16 98
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 10 12 6 11 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 6 5 12 6 35
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 10 5 5 5 32
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 9 5 7 4 32
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 6 3 10 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 4 2 7 8 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 3 2 5 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 3 2 4 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 2 2 4 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 3 3 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 236 257 254 307 327 1381
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 390 407 400 468 479 2144


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