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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 433, Dentistry

( 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 73 49 54 72 58 306
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 23 19 18 16 98
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 27 17 12 13 92
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 15 11 13 12 67
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 9 10 15 12 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 10 11 6 3 52
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 7 12 15 10 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 7 9 10 10 47
(U.S.) UT UTAH 10 3 8 12 14 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 10 9 11 3 42
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 9 9 8 5 42
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 14 7 2 9 3 35
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 7 8 5 5 32
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 6 5 7 5 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 6 1 6 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 5 3 5 4 23
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 5 3 6 1 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 6 3 2 5 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 7 1 2 1 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 5 5 1 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 1 7 3 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 2 6 3 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 1 4 6 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 5 1 3 2 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 4 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 316 262 232 281 223 1314
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 26 36 34 27 150
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 36 17 34 16 126
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 8 8 15 8 52
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 10 10 11 9 49
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 9 6 17 5 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 6 12 9 9 44
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 10 6 8 6 39
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 4 6 7 5 27
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 2 3 7 3 19
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 6 0 4 3 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 3 3 2 7 15
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 2 5 3 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 0 5 0 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 5 0 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 4 0 2 8
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 3 0 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 4 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 124 136 130 172 112 674
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 440 398 362 453 335 1988


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