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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 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 36 56 66 72 70 300
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 31 44 64 44 40 223
(U.S.) OH OHIO 26 53 51 53 35 218
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 37 44 49 33 38 201
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 46 45 40 36 192
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 23 31 23 12 111
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 20 22 20 16 12 90
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 16 25 20 10 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 23 16 18 17 86
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 12 20 19 16 81
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 18 15 10 6 60
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 11 15 14 8 58
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 10 10 18 14 58
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 8 9 9 14 47
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 14 13 9 7 46
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 10 9 15 5 45
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 10 6 9 6 41
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 11 6 6 7 37
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 11 9 5 3 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 7 11 6 2 31
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 6 6 9 6 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 10 8 7 2 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 6 3 7 6 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 5 4 6 6 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 4 6 4 5 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 3 8 3 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 5 1 7 18
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 1 5 5 2 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 4 6 5 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 5 2 3 2 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 4 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 4 6 0 12
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 3 2 2 5 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 0 4 2 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 2 3 4 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 4 0 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 0 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 0 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 365 518 561 525 424 2393
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 59 100 98 71 78 406
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 34 25 51 37 174
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 26 31 38 24 28 147
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 38 33 28 16 133
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 25 31 21 22 22 121
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 27 20 17 25 111
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 17 17 15 13 75
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 12 16 7 17 58
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 13 10 16 6 52
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 8 9 12 6 45
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 4 6 9 6 32
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 8 6 9 31
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 6 10 5 4 28
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 11 4 6 27
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 6 4 6 6 25
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 6 2 7 3 18
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 4 2 1 5 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 6 1 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 3 5 2 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 1 1 3 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 0 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPL. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FJX FIJI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 253 361 346 335 309 1604
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 618 879 907 860 733 3997


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