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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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.) TX TEXAS 24 24 37 23 45 153
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 33 32 19 15 125
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 13 20 37 15 21 106
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 19 14 10 18 79
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 16 14 11 9 63
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 11 7 19 10 57
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 9 9 14 13 56
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 11 10 3 16 52
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 6 5 10 16 45
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 9 9 9 7 40
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 6 11 9 4 33
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 10 9 5 3 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 4 8 4 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 5 4 3 17
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 4 7 2 3 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 3 2 4 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 3 0 0 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 4 2 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 0 1 4 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 170 209 231 185 213 1008
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 71 57 78 61 74 341
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 40 48 47 50 219
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 17 24 30 16 107
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 12 17 13 9 63
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 7 10 11 36
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 5 8 10 7 36
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 6 4 10 3 10 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 4 8 3 10 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 4 3 10 8 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 1 8 6 8 30
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 4 7 5 2 21
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 2 5 3 15
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 7 3 2 1 2 15
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 4 2 3 2 13
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 3 4 3 2 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 197 176 248 225 222 1068
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 367 385 479 410 435 2076


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