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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 221, Article Dispensing

( 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 16 24 13 16 13 82
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 6 2 13 7 33
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 7 6 4 4 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 5 7 3 2 24
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 6 1 7 6 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 6 2 4 2 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 4 4 3 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 2 3 7 6 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 3 3 3 2 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 5 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 3 3 2 2 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 2 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 1 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 4 2 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 1 4 0 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 99 103 83 114 77 476
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 16 25 26 29 111
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 6 4 7 9 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 3 9 4 2 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 3 5 5 3 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 5 1 6 15
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 3 4 4 3 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 4 0 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 0 4 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 35 42 69 59 64 269
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 134 145 152 173 141 745


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