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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 358, Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing

( 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 73 69 77 72 73 364
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 81 66 55 69 56 327
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 9 14 14 21 66
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 15 6 23 7 14 65
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 11 14 7 8 53
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 14 15 8 6 51
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 14 5 6 15 51
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 6 10 8 11 44
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 11 4 3 8 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 2 3 9 21
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 5 1 1 4 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 1 3 2 5 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 5 3 0 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 2 4 6 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 5 4 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 2 2 1 1 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 280 235 246 222 257 1240
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 534 432 400 377 394 2137
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 26 31 28 22 15 122
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 27 33 20 18 117
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 11 1 7 7 39
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 10 5 3 1 29
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 6 7 3 4 26
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 10 2 3 4 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 5 3 0 16
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 1 1 3 5 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 5 1 2 9
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 633 543 496 450 459 2581
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 913 778 742 672 716 3821


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