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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 101, Printing

( 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.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 19 18 26 26 25 114
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 16 12 12 10 70
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 17 14 8 11 68
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 27 13 13 9 5 67
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 7 7 10 12 52
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 12 5 9 8 44
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 7 10 8 4 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 11 5 4 1 35
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 13 8 4 4 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 6 8 9 1 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 3 7 6 3 27
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 5 4 6 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 2 1 6 3 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 4 3 4 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 2 4 2 14
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 3 2 4 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 5 1 0 4 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 1 0 3 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 188 169 153 142 129 781
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 95 97 99 101 146 538
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 150 112 96 72 101 531
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 6 15 7 10 65
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 12 12 9 9 46
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 7 10 6 8 44
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 5 5 6 4 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 8 5 4 5 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 5 4 5 2 24
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 2 6 6 4 23
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 3 7 9 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 7 5 4 21
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 4 4 2 20
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 5 1 2 1 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 339 275 275 243 309 1441
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 527 444 428 385 438 2222


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