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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 372, Coherent Light Generators

( 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 115 108 102 101 85 511
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 22 31 29 24 119
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 27 29 17 12 6 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 12 9 11 11 53
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 3 13 13 15 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 4 12 11 10 46
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 7 7 11 5 38
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 7 5 5 3 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 5 6 6 6 27
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 8 3 2 5 23
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 4 7 3 7 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 1 5 1 6 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 1 4 4 4 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 5 4 1 0 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 0 6 3 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 4 4 4 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 1 3 3 4 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 4 3 2 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 2 1 5 2 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 257 238 247 245 212 1199
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 155 149 141 133 137 715
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 23 21 30 46 141
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 10 14 3 5 48
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 10 14 6 1 46
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 12 8 7 5 9 41
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 3 11 9 5 38
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 6 5 1 16
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 8 1 2 5 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 1 3 2 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 1 0 1 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 245 226 223 204 228 1126
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 502 464 470 449 440 2325


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