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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document (Data Processing)

( 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 61 63 51 73 57 305
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 22 30 14 20 102
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 8 12 12 9 50
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 9 7 16 7 47
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 6 10 5 8 44
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 8 9 11 4 38
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 7 8 6 31
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 4 6 9 5 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 7 3 7 3 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 6 2 1 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 5 2 2 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 5 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 139 162 169 181 133 784
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 70 68 46 38 25 247
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 2 3 3 12
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 1 4 1 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 3 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 82 82 56 58 38 316
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 221 244 225 239 171 1100


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