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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 430, Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product 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.) NY NEW YORK 316 328 310 303 251 1508
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 48 65 82 98 87 380
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 34 34 33 24 20 145
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 23 28 30 28 25 134
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 24 24 27 35 132
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 17 12 23 26 39 117
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 15 18 10 24 86
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 16 18 15 17 74
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 10 16 26 14 72
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 18 14 9 14 70
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 8 7 6 9 4 34
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 5 8 4 8 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 7 9 4 4 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 6 9 5 6 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 7 4 8 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 4 7 4 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 6 3 3 0 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 6 3 4 2 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 3 3 6 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 5 4 4 1 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 5 3 2 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 5 4 3 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 4 3 1 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 0 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 3 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 0 2 3 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 4 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 564 622 656 641 597 3080
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 767 772 770 712 709 3730
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 70 58 51 58 63 300
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 52 60 78 57 41 288
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 54 64 74 50 41 283
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 48 59 67 68 274
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 35 32 32 46 37 182
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 27 25 31 26 21 130
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 23 11 20 7 76
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 5 8 15 7 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 9 13 6 2 35
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 4 11 8 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 6 4 9 3 26
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 4 2 2 3 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1072 1119 1141 1092 1019 5443
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1636 1741 1797 1733 1616 8523


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