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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 714, Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery

( 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 198 196 192 216 192 994
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 94 105 95 77 104 475
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 49 44 32 38 34 197
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 43 44 34 33 33 187
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 30 25 31 28 38 152
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 38 27 20 37 28 150
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 17 31 33 31 22 134
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 20 28 19 21 109
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 23 14 20 16 90
(U.S.) OR OREGON 19 19 18 11 11 78
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 8 13 16 21 72
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 19 10 13 11 65
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 9 9 17 11 55
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 15 13 12 6 9 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 6 11 10 7 42
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 6 12 5 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 5 4 7 4 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 6 2 4 6 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 6 4 3 4 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 5 1 3 3 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 2 3 6 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 2 4 2 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 0 5 1 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 2 4 2 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 641 645 592 629 603 3110
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 261 236 218 185 182 1082
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 32 41 37 34 36 180
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 22 23 21 16 114
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 12 28 22 23 110
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 20 21 20 16 99
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 9 17 15 13 64
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 7 11 13 18 59
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 7 7 14 12 47
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 7 6 3 6 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 3 8 10 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 4 4 4 10 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 5 1 1 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 426 390 392 350 352 1910
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1067 1035 984 979 955 5020


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