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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 206, Special Receptacle or Package

( 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 89 97 80 58 63 387
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 49 44 51 40 27 211
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 54 42 40 35 32 203
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 37 28 24 19 130
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 30 33 27 23 15 128
(U.S.) OH OHIO 28 27 23 23 22 123
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 28 21 24 15 110
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 17 19 22 24 106
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 30 27 8 19 105
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 29 28 20 20 7 104
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 22 16 15 18 16 87
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 22 14 13 20 86
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 22 8 20 9 77
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 16 18 14 6 76
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 11 12 6 13 59
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 13 6 8 10 8 45
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 11 9 10 8 43
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 10 4 6 9 38
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 7 5 10 5 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 5 5 8 11 35
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 7 14 2 6 34
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 7 5 9 7 34
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 8 8 3 4 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 2 8 3 3 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 4 4 5 2 22
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 6 6 4 1 21
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 5 7 2 4 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 4 4 1 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 4 4 2 1 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 7 4 2 18
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 3 5 2 1 15
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 2 2 5 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 6 5 0 0 14
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 2 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 3 2 0 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 5 2 1 0 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 5 2 0 2 0 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 604 592 536 453 398 2583
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 65 71 54 49 50 289
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 45 53 59 53 42 252
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 36 32 19 28 148
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 23 26 12 14 96
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 17 21 18 17 87
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 21 14 15 11 70
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 7 8 11 8 45
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 4 6 8 5 28
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 9 3 1 5 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 8 6 6 2 24
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 5 6 7 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 4 5 4 21
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 5 3 6 2 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 1 7 4 2 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 4 1 5 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 4 3 3 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 3 2 2 11
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 4 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 2 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 245 275 268 227 215 1230
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 849 867 804 680 613 3813


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