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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 532, Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570)

( 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 255 238 232 230 256 1211
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 146 146 141 149 149 731
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 143 154 133 133 121 684
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 98 89 92 101 114 494
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 91 67 67 64 105 394
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 82 66 76 76 92 392
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 61 62 66 68 70 327
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 81 74 53 57 58 323
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 60 56 49 57 71 293
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 47 59 51 54 46 257
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 48 63 56 42 36 245
(U.S.) OH OHIO 50 50 40 44 53 237
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 35 28 36 30 38 167
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 23 31 25 36 34 149
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 20 51 26 24 24 145
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 34 42 23 28 16 143
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 19 28 24 24 39 134
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 19 28 17 27 31 122
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 24 23 21 18 27 113
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 18 13 25 30 112
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 22 21 23 15 29 110
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 31 30 5 18 10 94
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 17 17 17 20 91
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 18 22 10 21 19 90
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 15 6 11 18 59
(U.S.) IA IOWA 15 8 9 6 10 48
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 13 12 6 9 46
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 8 12 6 12 44
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 6 9 13 6 41
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 13 6 10 37
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 11 3 6 4 32
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 6 9 7 2 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 4 5 6 8 28
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 4 4 3 6 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 2 9 7 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 5 5 4 19
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 2 6 4 17
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 5 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 3 1 3 11
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 3 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 0 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1549 1566 1400 1460 1604 7579
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 548 559 440 536 575 2658
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 579 480 459 508 510 2536
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 163 143 128 126 152 712
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 147 143 160 134 122 706
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 90 103 79 91 87 450
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 91 76 68 55 66 356
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 51 53 44 38 47 233
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 29 35 52 48 64 228
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 37 35 51 41 36 200
(Foreign) INX INDIA 20 28 25 34 78 185
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 30 18 15 27 29 119
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 20 16 26 28 102
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 17 9 27 16 82
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 8 12 21 21 74
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 13 15 9 14 17 68
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 7 10 15 23 67
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 13 15 20 3 16 67
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 15 8 10 16 56
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 9 8 10 14 46
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 7 5 9 8 39
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 4 6 5 7 25
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 3 1 4 11 5 24
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 3 4 6 2 16
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 3 4 2 1 1 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 2 3 3 9
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 5 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 3 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 5 0 0 0 7
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 2 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 3 2 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DMX DOMINICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MOX MACAU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SVX EL SALVADOR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1906 1823 1653 1829 1973 9184
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3455 3389 3053 3289 3577 16763


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