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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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 93 96 88 70 75 422
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 61 42 41 31 39 214
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 39 28 28 25 36 156
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 37 32 27 20 31 147
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 29 24 26 26 34 139
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 27 22 33 21 121
(U.S.) OH OHIO 28 27 24 19 21 119
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 24 24 15 28 118
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 19 26 14 14 86
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 20 20 9 15 83
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 17 22 11 14 80
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 6 10 7 23 59
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 8 11 11 13 55
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 6 16 11 10 55
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 18 9 8 6 53
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 11 11 10 15 52
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 10 8 8 10 47
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 10 6 5 14 45
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 6 15 5 8 39
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 7 12 10 5 39
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 7 10 8 6 38
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 9 9 8 6 37
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 5 10 9 32
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 7 4 10 5 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 2 6 4 12 31
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 1 6 1 8 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 4 5 6 21
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 2 7 1 3 20
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 5 3 3 3 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 3 4 2 3 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 5 4 2 2 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 1 6 1 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 3 5 2 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 4 6 0 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 5 2 1 0 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 544 516 542 437 519 2558
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 43 38 42 62 73 258
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 51 45 53 49 54 252
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 38 46 30 45 186
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 19 31 36 34 144
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 16 20 14 10 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 12 12 14 14 64
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 5 10 6 11 41
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 6 5 9 8 30
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 2 4 6 5 23
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 7 1 3 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 3 3 5 2 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 4 3 4 15
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 4 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 0 4 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ANX NETH. ANTILLES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 206 204 257 247 276 1190
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 750 720 799 684 795 3748


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