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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 530, Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof

( 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 162 118 120 121 106 627
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 63 53 47 40 49 252
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 28 24 43 33 153
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 38 37 19 27 27 148
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 25 42 25 25 27 144
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 40 29 24 22 18 133
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 25 15 16 17 92
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 5 15 18 4 55
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 11 7 7 6 45
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 12 9 4 7 44
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 10 11 4 8 42
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 5 13 6 7 41
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 11 7 7 6 41
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 11 7 3 3 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 7 3 8 3 26
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 10 6 3 4 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 9 6 2 3 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 5 1 3 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 4 4 1 18
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 2 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 7 3 4 0 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 4 3 2 1 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 4 4 3 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 3 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 3 4 1 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 0 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 530 478 406 390 360 2164
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 50 45 37 59 37 228
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 33 17 21 28 121
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 29 17 23 30 115
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 22 18 24 21 104
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 20 9 8 8 67
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 12 5 6 12 46
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 8 4 12 10 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 8 10 3 6 37
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 8 2 9 9 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 9 3 9 6 34
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 10 4 8 7 33
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 8 6 6 5 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 7 7 3 6 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 6 1 3 3 18
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 4 0 5 5 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 5 2 2 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ANX NETH. ANTILLES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 195 239 150 213 208 1005
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 725 717 556 603 568 3169


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