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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 442, Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, 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.) GA GEORGIA 29 25 23 7 9 93
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 12 12 10 4 55
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 13 4 17 11 54
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 6 11 6 4 39
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 7 4 8 2 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 11 8 4 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 4 9 6 4 30
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 4 10 7 3 5 29
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 6 3 5 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 10 1 5 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 7 4 5 2 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 4 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 3 3 4 2 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 0 2 3 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 0 8 2 1 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 5 2 1 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 4 3 2 1 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 6 1 2 0 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 1 2 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 0 2 0 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 144 142 135 105 70 596
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 31 34 44 30 17 156
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 15 14 15 13 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 8 3 6 1 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 7 3 3 20
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 3 2 2 3 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 0 2 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 5 0 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 73 83 86 65 46 353
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 217 225 221 170 116 949


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