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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 108, Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces

( 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 10 17 22 20 18 87
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 11 10 8 15 54
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 6 6 9 5 36
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 10 10 5 3 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 10 3 6 5 32
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 3 12 2 7 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 5 6 4 8 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 6 6 3 6 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 6 7 4 3 22
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 5 3 7 3 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 5 3 5 4 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 5 3 6 3 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 3 4 1 4 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 1 5 2 3 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 7 1 1 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 7 1 0 3 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 4 3 0 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 4 1 0 3 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 102 131 133 114 116 596
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 17 14 5 7 53
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 4 12 5 8 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 5 5 4 6 28
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 6 3 6 5 24
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 8 2 2 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 2 3 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 55 45 57 37 39 233
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 157 176 190 151 155 829


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