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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 162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation

( 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.) WI WISCONSIN 32 32 46 66 68 244
(U.S.) OH OHIO 34 20 23 14 13 104
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 16 23 19 23 90
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 10 15 12 15 64
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 11 11 7 9 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 8 10 6 4 40
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 11 5 5 4 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 6 7 9 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 1 7 12 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 4 4 5 4 24
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 0 3 6 4 19
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 3 6 3 17
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 2 5 5 4 0 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 4 2 2 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 0 3 2 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 1 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 0 1 4 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 4 3 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 1 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 172 146 174 189 194 875
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 34 39 66 55 235
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 31 29 23 48 69 200
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 23 31 40 34 39 167
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 20 15 13 35 19 102
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 6 14 16 11 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 10 3 7 11 36
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 3 9 11 27
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 4 4 3 6 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 3 1 1 10
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 0 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 3 3 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 2 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 159 139 152 234 233 917
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 331 285 326 423 427 1792


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