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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 708, Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers)

( 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 92 73 68 68 56 357
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 36 40 33 50 34 193
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 10 15 10 10 59
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 10 6 7 9 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 8 12 2 5 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 12 8 6 4 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 9 6 3 3 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 8 3 6 4 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 6 8 5 26
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 10 7 0 1 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 4 5 5 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 3 0 3 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 1 3 0 2 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 1 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 219 206 185 173 157 940
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 74 91 48 54 36 303
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 18 23 8 14 8 71
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 15 6 12 6 53
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 12 10 3 7 40
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 8 9 3 6 38
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 13 11 2 5 38
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 12 1 4 9 37
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 4 4 6 18
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 5 5 2 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 6 1 0 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 0 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 3 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 164 193 112 115 97 681
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 383 399 297 288 254 1621


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