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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 118, Coating Apparatus

( 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 49 80 128 125 109 491
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 11 14 13 19 67
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 13 10 14 15 66
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 6 10 13 13 53
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 7 15 17 7 53
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 9 14 13 7 51
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 14 12 12 46
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 8 6 9 11 44
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 7 4 11 4 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 4 9 5 5 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 6 5 5 8 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 6 6 5 4 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 5 4 4 5 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 1 5 3 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 6 4 7 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 6 1 3 3 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 1 3 2 5 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 3 1 6 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 0 1 5 2 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 3 3 4 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 2 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 0 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 2 4 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 196 210 282 282 274 1244
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 113 103 162 140 126 644
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 50 30 40 35 186
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 16 16 22 16 16 86
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 10 20 14 13 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 8 2 7 6 32
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 4 10 3 3 26
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 5 4 7 3 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 3 5 7 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 4 4 4 3 21
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 6 4 4 4 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 2 0 4 4 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 2 2 2 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 3 2 1 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 5 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 212 219 269 260 230 1190
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 408 429 551 542 504 2434


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