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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 399, Electrophotography

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 212 191 112 148 122 785
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 9 19 14 29 83
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 14 8 9 25 16 72
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 6 15 7 4 15 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 6 8 0 1 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 1 3 5 1 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 3 3 0 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 5 1 0 1 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 0 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 3 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 1 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 0 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 282 252 178 206 194 1112
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 703 720 691 627 673 3414
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 35 72 41 50 29 227
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 11 16 27 15 81
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 13 10 10 3 4 40
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 7 6 8 4 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 2 4 3 2 19
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 2 4 9 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 2 2 2 14
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 0 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 787 827 779 729 744 3866
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1069 1079 957 935 938 4978


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