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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 427, Coating Processes

( 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 97 107 95 86 90 475
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 49 56 55 48 49 257
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 31 36 49 41 39 196
(U.S.) OH OHIO 50 33 31 33 40 187
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 34 33 28 26 30 151
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 27 34 29 28 32 150
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 29 21 34 21 14 119
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 32 18 17 18 112
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 20 25 22 20 107
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 17 26 15 17 91
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 17 14 13 15 72
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 16 13 11 14 69
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 13 15 13 11 60
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 13 12 7 7 51
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 14 5 16 8 51
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 9 8 8 8 48
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 5 5 10 14 46
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 11 10 4 6 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 6 8 4 9 37
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 6 9 7 7 36
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 11 9 4 4 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 9 10 5 4 34
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 7 3 8 7 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 8 3 14 3 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 5 4 7 6 29
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 7 6 4 2 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 5 3 3 8 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 5 2 3 4 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 5 2 1 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 4 4 1 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 4 4 2 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 3 4 2 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 547 577 561 507 502 2694
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 190 235 248 189 215 1077
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 73 88 93 119 99 472
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 31 31 27 27 146
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 31 22 20 29 126
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 18 20 24 11 18 91
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 20 16 16 12 86
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 10 15 16 24 80
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 7 21 9 13 59
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 5 8 15 10 46
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 10 9 8 8 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 12 6 10 8 42
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 8 9 9 6 36
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 9 2 5 4 6 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 7 4 1 6 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 4 2 2 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 7 1 0 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 0 3 1 3 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 2 0 4 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 1 5 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 2 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 436 511 530 468 508 2453
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 983 1088 1091 975 1010 5147


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