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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 070, Locks

( 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 32 31 21 24 26 134
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 12 12 8 5 58
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 16 9 5 5 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 14 7 8 6 41
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 3 8 3 11 37
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 6 7 2 11 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 3 4 8 5 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 7 7 4 8 32
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 4 3 7 7 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 9 6 4 5 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 8 3 1 7 27
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 5 7 6 1 25
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 6 4 4 2 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 2 3 4 4 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 4 6 1 4 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 4 3 3 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 7 1 2 2 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 0 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 2 4 2 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 1 0 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 4 2 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 2 1 0 0 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 210 181 145 122 139 797
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 46 55 29 30 54 214
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 24 19 13 21 88
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 16 12 9 8 21 66
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 9 9 8 2 38
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 5 7 1 7 31
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 5 2 9 8 27
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 4 5 4 4 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 3 2 4 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 4 3 5 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 4 1 4 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 5 4 0 3 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 1 2 0 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 1 0 3 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 128 138 104 89 146 605
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 338 319 249 211 285 1402


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