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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 440, Marine Propulsion

( 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.) WI WISCONSIN 17 15 13 25 27 97
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 10 11 14 11 64
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 8 7 9 4 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 5 10 13 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 6 5 5 8 29
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 4 4 2 4 19
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 4 2 9 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 3 2 4 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 8 4 0 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 1 6 3 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 6 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 3 2 2 7
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 2 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 74 71 84 117 115 461
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 54 73 99 86 72 384
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 5 8 5 5 26
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 1 5 4 3 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 3 1 3 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 0 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 4 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 78 91 126 106 96 497
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 152 162 210 223 211 958


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