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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 005, Beds

( 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 38 41 36 29 36 180
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 24 23 25 24 112
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 14 12 20 6 70
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 11 15 9 12 64
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 8 10 17 16 63
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 6 13 23 13 62
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 8 8 6 15 48
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 7 6 14 11 47
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 5 10 8 8 44
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 6 7 7 10 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 6 7 9 7 38
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 8 6 7 3 31
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 8 3 2 11 30
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 8 8 5 6 29
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 5 5 6 8 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 6 9 4 5 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 11 6 6 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 4 10 3 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 7 4 5 1 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 5 5 5 4 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 5 6 3 19
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 9 3 2 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 4 3 4 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 6 2 0 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 5 1 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 6 3 1 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 4 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 6 1 0 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 4 0 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 0 4 0 1 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 3 0 3 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 225 233 262 253 242 1215
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 22 21 29 30 118
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 7 13 15 7 57
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 13 11 9 7 55
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 10 10 10 7 48
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 7 8 9 11 39
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 4 3 5 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 5 1 1 3 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 0 5 1 2 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 2 1 3 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 4 2 1 3 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 1 1 0 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SVX EL SALVADOR 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SMX SAN MARINO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 87 81 92 91 91 442
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 312 314 354 344 333 1657


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