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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 401, Coating Implements with Material Supply

( 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 6 12 20 20 15 73
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 15 7 18 14 67
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 11 13 10 12 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 5 12 13 8 46
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 12 6 7 4 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 16 3 11 3 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 7 2 9 6 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 6 7 6 2 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 1 5 9 4 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 7 5 3 4 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 3 7 3 3 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 4 0 2 4 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 3 5 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 2 4 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 5 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 4 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 4 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 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 -- 56 130 111 147 111 555
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 32 52 30 40 49 203
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 27 26 28 21 107
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 24 20 31 14 99
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 9 15 16 16 63
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 3 6 10 2 28
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 6 1 5 2 17
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 3 2 6 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 3 4 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 3 3 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 66 133 114 149 126 588
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 122 263 225 296 237 1143


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