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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 132, Toilet

( 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 41 47 36 27 19 170
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 26 19 19 22 105
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 14 12 11 5 59
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 19 11 11 4 56
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 12 6 13 7 44
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 10 9 5 6 34
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 8 9 4 3 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 12 3 3 3 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 9 3 2 5 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 6 4 3 1 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 7 4 4 1 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 5 4 5 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 2 3 2 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 5 5 1 0 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 4 0 3 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 2 1 2 2 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 7 0 0 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 4 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 175 227 157 129 100 788
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 21 21 16 15 86
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 18 13 12 10 64
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 20 10 11 10 64
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 6 4 6 6 33
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 7 6 8 24
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 6 8 3 2 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 2 8 1 6 21
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 4 2 1 0 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 68 95 82 59 68 372
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 243 322 239 188 168 1160


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