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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 403, Joints and Connections

( 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 12 18 18 16 17 81
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 8 13 17 18 68
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 1 12 15 10 50
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 6 16 10 6 45
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 9 7 9 8 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 4 10 6 7 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 2 4 4 5 21
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 3 2 4 3 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 6 2 5 0 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 5 1 3 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 1 3 5 3 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 0 3 3 5 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 5 2 1 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 2 3 1 2 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 2 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 1 4 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 1 7 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 6 2 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 3 0 3 4 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 2 4 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 140 90 120 136 131 617
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 24 41 49 51 200
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 30 25 22 25 21 123
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 15 9 15 32 80
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 11 7 21 16 62
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 6 10 6 8 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 8 7 4 6 32
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 6 7 8 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 3 6 8 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 5 3 3 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 1 2 4 3 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 4 2 0 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 130 108 121 157 163 679
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 270 198 241 293 294 1296


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