Skip menu navigation Home > PTMD Home > PTMD Listing of Viewable Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports


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 363, Electric Power Conversion Systems

( 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 32 40 36 55 61 224
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 37 46 49 36 23 191
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 21 12 14 16 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 12 10 11 12 58
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 12 7 8 12 53
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 5 11 9 13 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 8 9 8 5 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 12 7 5 5 31
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 10 7 7 27
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 6 6 6 4 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 8 2 5 1 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 6 2 4 1 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 6 4 5 3 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 4 3 4 4 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 5 4 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 8 1 2 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 6 1 1 2 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 7 2 2 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 6 5 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 5 0 1 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 1 1 3 3 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 3 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 182 213 208 207 199 1009
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 92 111 109 131 131 574
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 34 29 40 29 152
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 20 33 10 16 11 90
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 20 14 18 11 84
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 20 13 14 21 79
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 15 12 5 13 49
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 8 11 7 9 46
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 9 7 8 7 40
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 3 8 9 10 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 7 5 5 8 32
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 12 6 4 1 31
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 6 6 2 7 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 5 4 4 5 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 3 3 2 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 0 7 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 3 0 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 220 295 248 279 285 1327
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 402 508 456 486 484 2336


PTMD Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Office of Electronic Information Products - PTMD
PK3- Suite 441; P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313

tel: (703) 306-2600
fax: (703) 306-2737
email: oeip@uspto.gov

address of PTMD pages at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tafp.html
ftp download of selected PTMD reports and materials from : ftp.uspto.gov/pub/taf/


Top

Skip menu navigation Home > PTMD Home > PTMD Listing of Viewable Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports