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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 297, Chairs and Seats

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 94 89 91 68 66 408
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 34 39 56 25 32 186
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 23 18 16 10 87
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 12 26 17 15 86
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 23 20 10 21 86
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 15 11 13 17 72
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 17 12 9 8 54
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 11 14 6 7 50
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 8 14 9 7 44
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 7 8 7 9 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 11 11 1 7 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 5 8 5 8 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 12 0 7 5 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 7 8 5 5 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 6 5 4 6 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 1 6 3 6 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 7 6 4 8 28
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 5 5 2 8 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 6 10 4 2 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 7 4 3 3 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 4 6 3 0 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 3 1 5 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 5 4 1 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 5 1 3 3 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 4 2 2 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 3 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 4 1 4 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 4 1 2 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 3 3 0 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 338 350 383 257 283 1611
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 62 63 55 63 283
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 40 43 49 53 72 257
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 41 41 38 53 194
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 17 27 21 22 97
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 22 16 16 12 90
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 10 17 12 9 60
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 11 12 4 9 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 3 16 5 9 45
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 6 4 6 7 33
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 5 0 6 3 19
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 5 4 2 2 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 4 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 4 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 1 1 0 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 202 240 266 230 271 1209
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 540 590 649 487 554 2820


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