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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 404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus

( 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 11 11 11 8 15 56
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 11 10 8 6 41
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 6 4 4 9 26
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 9 3 8 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 5 7 4 5 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 3 5 5 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 5 6 3 2 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 2 5 5 17
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 7 6 1 0 16
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 2 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 6 0 1 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 4 2 2 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 1 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 6 2 0 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 73 103 103 74 99 452
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 10 8 11 11 49
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 9 6 8 7 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 6 9 5 7 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 5 1 3 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 0 1 6 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 5 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 3 3 8
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 5 0 0 2 8
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 35 44 37 41 53 210
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 108 147 140 115 152 662


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