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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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 24 24 22 34 37 141
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 11 11 15 8 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 8 9 9 17 52
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 6 7 18 12 51
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 6 14 4 15 48
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 4 8 7 9 42
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 11 5 7 8 38
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 5 8 10 8 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 3 9 5 13 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 5 5 7 6 33
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 5 9 10 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 5 9 9 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 5 3 8 6 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 2 7 11 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 3 4 4 9 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 6 4 4 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 5 8 3 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 4 4 5 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 4 4 6 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 2 1 1 4 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 3 1 4 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 1 2 3 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 3 4 1 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 0 5 1 1 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 4 3 3 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 4 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 3 4 3 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 0 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 179 140 184 216 244 963
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 22 33 32 49 159
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 17 26 23 40 126
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 9 20 18 13 65
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 2 11 10 9 38
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 6 9 13 33
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 4 10 5 7 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 3 3 4 6 24
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 2 3 3 4 15
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 4 4 3 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 2 4 3 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 3 1 2 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 76 71 132 122 161 562
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 255 211 316 338 405 1525


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