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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 ALL, ALL CLASSES

( 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 15790 16774 17492 18597 18829 87482
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6319 6109 6082 6349 6360 31219
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5576 6050 6323 6371 6029 30349
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3767 3987 3889 3868 3761 19272
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3506 3680 3725 3853 3862 18626
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3725 3736 3833 3640 3470 18404
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3413 3521 3459 3667 3608 17668
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3370 3752 3640 3534 3343 17639
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3272 3360 3196 3274 3329 16431
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2473 2651 2715 2635 2751 13225
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2669 2600 2604 2649 2397 12919
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1774 1826 1820 1969 2098 9487
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1750 1813 1848 1927 1939 9277
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1797 1795 1825 1853 1805 9075
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1614 1734 1845 1946 1822 8961
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1567 1673 1686 1837 1864 8627
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1513 1499 1596 1540 1588 7736
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1443 1510 1356 1482 1460 7251
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 854 1224 1573 1697 1828 7176
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1373 1439 1429 1358 1397 6996
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1290 1320 1312 1370 1295 6587
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1184 1097 1194 1259 1450 6184
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1051 1043 1143 1115 1160 5512
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 900 931 822 841 837 4331
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 783 855 781 813 831 4063
(U.S.) UT UTAH 666 678 709 715 675 3443
(U.S.) IA IOWA 645 745 588 751 630 3359
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 611 651 626 598 609 3095
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 570 560 531 565 599 2825
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 488 496 542 576 466 2568
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 486 483 518 520 445 2452
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 349 453 458 481 450 2191
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 323 340 377 453 487 1980
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 394 417 395 381 354 1941
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 349 433 391 312 421 1906
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 365 405 337 382 398 1887
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 343 339 324 376 371 1753
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 270 295 317 313 308 1503
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 280 261 320 287 260 1408
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 204 191 230 215 212 1052
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 145 188 213 180 184 910
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 175 188 182 166 156 867
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 189 149 144 148 151 781
(U.S.) ME MAINE 122 121 127 145 153 668
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 130 126 113 145 138 652
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 84 83 77 95 73 412
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 65 67 85 97 73 387
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 50 66 86 76 76 354
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 74 55 62 67 61 319
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 64 53 44 50 43 254
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 45 52 55 51 48 251
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 20 24 26 11 16 97
(U.S.) GU GUAM 5 4 1 1 1 12
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 3 2 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) US UNITED STATES 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 80289 83906 85069 87605 86972 423841
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 30840 31104 31295 33224 34859 161322
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9095 9337 10235 11259 11280 51206
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3100 3693 4667 5371 5431 22262
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3674 3820 3819 4041 4035 19389
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3464 3572 3667 3965 3837 18505
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3259 3562 3314 3538 3786 17459
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2974 3226 3419 3606 3431 16656
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1584 1492 1714 1709 1751 8250
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1225 1401 1577 1741 1675 7619
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1279 1279 1322 1420 1364 6664
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1226 1247 1241 1332 1391 6437
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 754 743 783 970 1040 4290
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 720 707 705 875 859 3866
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 693 648 694 718 722 3475
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 595 649 618 732 809 3403
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 387 479 505 589 530 2490
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 392 487 436 479 426 2220
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 248 222 270 269 303 1312
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 120 144 218 296 410 1188
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 198 224 248 265 242 1177
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 189 181 183 234 200 987
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 160 155 179 237 233 964
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 72 90 119 195 289 765
(Foreign) INX INDIA 85 112 131 177 249 754
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 114 114 107 124 140 599
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 115 110 111 120 113 569
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 74 94 123 143 133 567
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 74 91 98 110 96 469
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 57 76 76 81 94 384
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 43 44 54 51 54 246
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 50 39 36 60 48 233
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 23 30 42 39 55 189
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 20 22 40 33 37 152
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 27 39 27 26 30 149
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 13 20 15 24 44 116
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 13 24 23 16 29 105
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 16 23 18 26 20 103
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 17 20 17 21 27 102
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 16 15 17 23 17 88
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 18 10 16 21 16 81
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 15 19 13 16 11 74
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 7 11 17 19 13 67
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 14 12 19 12 10 67
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 16 12 15 12 11 66
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 7 13 13 14 13 60
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 10 10 13 10 13 56
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 13 16 6 8 12 55
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 11 5 11 12 11 50
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 8 11 2 12 14 47
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 4 6 8 12 6 36
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 2 4 4 11 15 36
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 10 8 6 8 33
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 9 5 9 7 2 32
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 3 5 6 4 7 25
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 7 5 3 7 2 24
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 5 3 3 4 9 24
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 3 4 4 10 3 24
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 8 7 3 3 22
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 3 8 6 5 22
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 2 5 4 1 8 20
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 6 1 5 3 3 18
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 1 3 2 5 6 17
(Foreign) PEX PERU 5 3 2 4 1 15
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 2 2 3 4 4 15
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 2 1 2 4 5 14
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 3 2 4 2 2 13
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 3 4 0 4 0 11
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 1 1 4 3 2 11
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 6 3 1 0 1 11
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 2 1 3 3 10
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 4 1 4 10
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 3 1 0 4 2 10
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 2 0 5 2 1 10
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 4 2 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 2 0 2 1 4 9
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 3 2 1 0 3 9
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 0 2 5 8
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 2 1 4 1 8
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 1 4 1 2 8
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 2 1 0 3 1 7
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPL. 0 2 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 3 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD/TOBAGO 1 1 0 4 0 6
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ANX NETH. ANTILLES 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) SVX EL SALVADOR 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) AWX ARUBA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) DMX DOMINICA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) MGX MADAGASCAR 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) SRX SURINAME 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BHX BAHRAIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MHX MARSHALL ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PFX FR. POLYNESIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) UGX UGANDA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AIX ANGUILLA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ALX ALBANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FJX FIJI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GNX GUINEA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HTX HAITI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MMX MYANMAR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX MACAU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MUX MAURITIUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NFX NORFOLK ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NIX NICARAGUA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PGX NEW GUINEA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PYX PARAGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SMX SAN MARINO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TZX TANZANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) YEX YEMEN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 67229 69580 72426 78432 80361 368028
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 147518 153486 157495 166037 167333 791869


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