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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 439, Electrical Connectors

( 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 101 119 184 168 170 742
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 96 95 135 106 135 567
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 66 78 75 86 54 359
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 38 43 48 46 44 219
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 36 64 60 24 199
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 40 44 43 31 25 183
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 26 28 26 33 32 145
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 30 29 36 35 14 144
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 32 28 27 36 144
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 35 26 25 28 26 140
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 23 35 26 23 119
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 15 40 21 18 116
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 22 26 23 21 106
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 25 22 18 26 104
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 21 33 19 20 101
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 10 24 17 21 77
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 11 17 13 16 66
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 11 14 12 20 64
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 19 14 9 10 60
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 10 11 18 47
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 9 8 13 13 46
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 7 10 10 8 44
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 6 9 13 5 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 7 9 5 8 33
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 3 7 6 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 7 4 1 5 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 8 3 2 3 19
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 5 0 3 5 3 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 5 5 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 2 4 1 3 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 0 4 4 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 3 2 4 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 2 5 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 622 757 973 884 842 4078
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 355 463 532 578 548 2476
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 93 148 366 420 258 1285
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 101 106 127 123 104 561
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 35 62 62 45 43 247
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 10 41 65 116
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 22 32 21 17 106
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 17 27 26 16 104
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 12 22 8 6 58
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 11 16 10 7 58
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 12 13 11 8 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 6 12 7 8 43
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 8 7 8 7 36
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 5 6 7 11 34
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 6 3 7 4 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 2 4 6 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 4 4 4 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 7 2 2 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 3 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 5 2 4 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 2 2 3 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 688 906 1267 1344 1130 5335
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1310 1663 2240 2228 1972 9413


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