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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 446, Amusement Devices: Toys

( 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 34 45 71 56 54 260
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 13 21 17 22 96
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 16 11 9 10 57
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 8 12 12 10 52
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 10 13 6 11 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 9 17 7 4 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 14 8 10 43
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 10 6 9 4 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 6 3 7 8 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 6 6 7 5 27
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 3 8 4 5 26
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 2 8 3 5 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 8 7 1 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 5 3 3 2 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 5 2 5 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 7 3 0 1 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 0 4 6 4 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 0 4 2 6 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 3 2 1 4 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 8 3 0 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 0 0 1 6 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 1 4 0 0 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 4 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 1 0 0 2 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 4 0 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) US UNITED STATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 172 177 249 193 196 987
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 15 33 33 41 150
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 14 16 6 10 22 68
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 9 8 7 10 16 50
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 10 10 4 6 4 34
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 12 6 4 4 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 6 7 6 6 27
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 2 4 3 4 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 1 3 0 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 4 1 0 9
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 0 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 85 83 81 91 112 452
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 257 260 330 284 308 1439


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