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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 326, Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry

( 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 110 144 197 223 195 869
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 25 42 44 31 175
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 6 14 17 39 82
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 11 12 18 15 62
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 8 14 12 20 61
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 10 10 16 14 59
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 11 11 7 16 50
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 9 7 10 6 13 45
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 6 7 4 9 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 7 11 3 5 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 1 5 3 6 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 2 8 4 19
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 4 1 2 4 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 4 2 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 4 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 215 251 353 387 384 1590
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 58 62 90 111 114 435
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 13 8 16 26 16 79
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 9 9 9 14 50
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 5 13 9 16 47
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 7 12 8 12 46
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 2 9 5 8 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 7 5 5 24
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 1 6 5 5 20
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 3 8 2 1 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 4 6 2 16
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 111 105 179 195 200 790
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 326 356 532 582 584 2380


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