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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing)

( 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 84 68 67 61 112 392
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 37 59 70 65 113 344
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 17 16 19 45 119
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 17 10 20 30 92
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 11 14 22 29 86
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 14 13 16 29 84
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 14 9 10 17 66
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 11 8 9 20 58
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 12 14 9 11 58
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 6 13 4 16 50
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 5 10 8 14 49
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 10 9 8 11 44
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 6 8 8 11 40
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 3 5 8 17 40
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 4 6 6 13 39
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 3 8 7 12 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 8 4 6 11 34
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 5 5 10 8 33
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 7 9 10 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 5 6 6 4 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 7 3 4 11 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 2 6 5 10 28
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 8 3 5 6 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 4 4 8 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 6 4 7 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 6 4 4 4 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 6 2 3 5 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 5 2 3 3 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 3 2 1 6 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 346 349 345 355 613 2008
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 78 71 67 86 131 433
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 26 28 35 68 181
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 13 20 18 16 90
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 14 16 15 24 75
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 10 7 7 24 55
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 8 10 5 9 36
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 4 3 11 8 33
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 2 5 8 19
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 5 12 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 3 3 9 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 3 3 7 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 1 7 2 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 2 4 4 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 4 2 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 169 162 172 216 337 1056
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 515 511 517 571 950 3064


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