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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 396, Photography

( 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 160 149 115 79 57 560
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 24 10 10 13 14 71
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 14 10 7 3 49
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 4 6 2 9 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 4 2 0 1 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 0 1 4 2 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 5 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 2 0 4 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 2 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 0 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 239 197 160 121 111 828
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 649 456 448 351 408 2312
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 15 7 9 9 55
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 10 10 6 6 52
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 13 12 7 5 7 44
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 11 4 7 6 35
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 1 3 13 7 28
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 9 8 1 2 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 4 1 2 10
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 3 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 5 1 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 720 524 505 400 459 2608
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 959 721 665 521 570 3436


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