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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 112 104 120 121 115 572
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 62 65 61 76 71 335
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 73 60 67 50 76 326
(U.S.) OH OHIO 41 34 36 44 41 196
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 36 32 31 46 31 176
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 30 23 36 22 145
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 36 25 27 28 22 138
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 29 26 17 21 28 121
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 19 27 26 21 117
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 24 23 24 17 108
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 21 28 21 16 95
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 18 13 22 24 95
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 18 22 16 18 82
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 16 15 18 11 74
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 9 17 12 15 72
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 12 17 12 14 66
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 10 11 16 12 63
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 11 12 14 10 62
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 10 13 14 13 58
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 8 9 15 10 53
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 9 9 8 6 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 6 5 6 10 35
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 8 6 9 6 35
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 7 6 8 10 34
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 8 6 6 4 3 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 2 5 8 6 27
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 5 8 3 3 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 4 3 8 2 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 6 3 7 3 21
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 4 6 5 4 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 4 4 4 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 6 2 3 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 4 1 3 4 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 4 6 1 1 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 3 5 1 1 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 3 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 5 0 2 1 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 679 646 685 729 671 3410
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 279 248 283 316 293 1419
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 87 63 114 102 102 468
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 24 24 34 21 131
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 24 34 23 26 125
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 20 28 34 22 115
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 16 14 26 18 95
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 17 11 11 16 32 87
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 10 13 9 17 63
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 9 9 15 7 50
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 6 6 19 9 47
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 14 2 12 4 37
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 7 4 4 4 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 4 1 4 3 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 6 3 3 2 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 4 3 2 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 520 471 567 644 581 2783
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1199 1117 1252 1373 1252 6193


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