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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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 12 20 11 11 16 70
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 9 9 6 12 46
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 5 9 6 12 44
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 14 9 4 6 41
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 1 10 5 4 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 7 4 7 6 28
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 7 1 8 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 4 2 5 6 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 4 1 5 3 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 0 6 5 5 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 3 6 4 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 3 2 3 2 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 0 3 6 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 2 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 6 1 2 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 1 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 3 0 4 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 0 0 0 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 1 0 3 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 0 4 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 125 107 101 95 123 551
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 29 31 35 33 40 168
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 9 11 27 12 25 84
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 14 13 13 16 73
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 7 7 8 15 42
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 7 6 8 10 37
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 6 9 7 6 31
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 2 10 6 6 28
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 3 3 1 6 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 3 2 3 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 3 5 5 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 4 1 3 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 89 91 126 102 145 553
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 214 198 227 197 268 1104


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