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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 327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems

( 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 180 199 228 267 280 1154
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 72 76 86 92 84 410
(U.S.) OR OREGON 18 19 28 42 53 160
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 31 30 30 35 23 149
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 15 10 29 42 112
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 16 15 20 19 25 95
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 17 22 23 19 92
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 15 14 22 26 90
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 15 18 16 23 84
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 16 22 20 12 83
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 18 12 24 9 78
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 9 19 17 19 72
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 10 9 9 6 42
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 5 10 14 8 41
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 9 7 9 10 39
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 4 4 4 11 35
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 7 4 6 6 32
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 7 2 4 11 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 5 6 8 6 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 1 2 7 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 7 1 1 1 3 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 3 2 6 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 1 4 0 2 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 1 4 0 3 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 3 5 3 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 2 0 3 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 484 501 580 678 709 2952
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 256 315 328 367 383 1649
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 55 79 91 101 70 396
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 40 53 53 69 258
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 34 21 39 35 37 166
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 27 22 32 44 150
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 27 28 31 31 140
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 16 21 34 29 120
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 15 14 12 23 75
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 4 5 11 12 41
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 7 6 4 6 34
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 3 14 6 29
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 4 10 2 2 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 3 7 3 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 6 1 7 2 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 6 3 2 2 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 3 5 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 1 5 1 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 3 4 9
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 0 0 5 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 501 586 636 728 742 3193
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 985 1087 1216 1406 1451 6145


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