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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 361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices

( 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 191 181 163 187 247 969
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 105 97 134 157 133 626
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 78 75 62 73 64 352
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 48 31 41 38 32 190
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 32 32 32 32 43 171
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 29 28 33 35 27 152
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 40 26 24 34 151
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 22 26 32 43 136
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 19 32 35 28 132
(U.S.) OR OREGON 22 10 29 21 38 120
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 32 17 23 15 27 114
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 25 20 18 28 113
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 18 18 16 28 100
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 16 18 18 18 78
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 14 11 15 21 78
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 4 15 18 30 75
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 27 12 13 9 13 74
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 11 18 11 15 71
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 13 11 8 15 60
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 9 6 10 16 59
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 14 4 6 15 46
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 7 7 9 13 46
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 11 4 8 11 43
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 8 4 5 10 34
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 9 5 6 7 4 31
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 7 3 6 5 9 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 6 4 3 5 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 2 7 10 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 5 3 4 5 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 2 3 4 3 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 4 3 4 2 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 4 4 7 18
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 4 4 3 4 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 1 6 1 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 4 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 3 3 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 839 762 797 860 1011 4269
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 250 222 256 323 417 1468
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 52 67 83 148 218 568
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 71 80 86 94 84 415
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 48 43 36 52 31 210
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 34 31 36 29 29 159
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 17 17 12 32 95
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 13 18 18 24 92
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 14 15 19 14 73
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 7 10 9 8 45
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 6 8 7 10 36
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 6 5 9 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 20 21
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 4 3 4 5 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 1 4 5 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 5 1 2 2 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 3 2 3 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 0 3 1 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 2 4 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 2 0 4 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 544 525 589 750 924 3332
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1383 1287 1386 1610 1935 7601


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