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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 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( 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 313 362 350 397 471 1893
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 96 134 184 201 212 827
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 136 148 182 140 121 727
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 90 87 82 137 155 551
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 69 63 59 42 65 298
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 29 38 43 43 74 227
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 32 19 34 30 141
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 22 17 24 23 107
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 9 21 27 33 103
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 23 16 24 23 101
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 13 18 27 28 99
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 18 18 17 21 96
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 6 8 16 15 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 6 6 12 16 53
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 12 11 8 13 52
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 6 8 16 16 48
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 11 7 8 11 48
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 7 4 7 15 40
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 9 3 9 10 38
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 8 7 9 5 38
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 3 7 5 6 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 6 5 6 5 27
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 4 4 3 6 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 2 5 0 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 3 4 0 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 0 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 947 1035 1092 1231 1385 5690
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1007 1034 1052 1101 1365 5559
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 117 162 190 225 282 976
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 145 181 140 147 206 819
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 62 59 77 91 111 400
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 30 27 27 34 150
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 22 30 33 33 32 150
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 11 25 17 34 108
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 14 12 21 27 88
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 16 16 17 15 74
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 11 7 8 15 28 69
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 7 8 7 12 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 8 6 6 7 34
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 1 2 10 8 25
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 1 5 6 5 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 1 5 3 12
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 1 5 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 4 1 0 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 4 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1466 1578 1611 1739 2184 8578
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2413 2613 2703 2970 3569 14268


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