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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 493, Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web

( 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.) OH OHIO 19 17 15 14 8 73
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 4 12 8 13 46
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 6 7 9 5 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 9 7 5 3 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 4 9 2 2 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 4 4 3 0 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 4 3 3 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 2 5 0 0 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 4 5 0 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 3 5 0 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 6 1 1 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 4 0 2 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 5 1 0 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 3 2 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 104 76 107 71 49 407
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 27 26 21 17 108
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 15 11 11 7 50
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 1 8 3 3 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 5 2 5 2 19
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 8 5 3 1 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 2 4 3 15
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 5 1 3 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 4 1 4 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 1 3 0 8
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 2 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 49 71 64 66 39 289
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 153 147 171 137 88 696


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