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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 294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements

( 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 31 22 32 20 28 133
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 6 13 9 11 48
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 9 15 8 8 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 11 13 4 5 44
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 2 9 10 10 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 12 7 3 6 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 14 6 4 8 41
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 6 7 8 5 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 7 6 2 3 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 4 8 5 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 2 5 4 3 23
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 3 5 3 4 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 4 4 5 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 5 3 4 4 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 3 4 5 1 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 2 5 5 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 3 2 5 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 4 6 2 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 4 2 2 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 1 5 4 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 5 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 0 0 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 0 2 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 185 161 174 135 150 805
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 12 9 11 10 53
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 7 11 7 12 41
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 8 10 12 4 38
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 5 7 6 9 35
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 1 7 2 3 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 2 0 3 4 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 1 6 1 14
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 0 3 1 3 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 6 4 1 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 3 3 3 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 3 0 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PFX FR. POLYNESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 54 49 66 59 61 289
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 239 210 240 194 211 1094


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