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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 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 9 18 25 15 20 87
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 19 15 19 15 80
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 13 9 18 18 72
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 12 12 14 23 71
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 16 11 12 13 62
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 7 9 16 14 52
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 14 10 8 7 47
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 11 10 11 10 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 7 6 9 6 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 12 4 10 2 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 4 4 8 10 30
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 4 4 5 11 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 12 3 3 2 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 2 6 5 6 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 5 6 6 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 4 10 6 3 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 7 5 4 23
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 4 5 4 3 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 4 3 7 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 3 8 2 20
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 5 4 5 1 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 3 6 2 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 6 1 3 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 5 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 3 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 0 2 5 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 1 0 5 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 3 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 4 2 3 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 144 202 200 223 223 992
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 45 42 55 74 63 279
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 50 47 63 48 234
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 25 33 26 37 28 149
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 15 9 23 22 81
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 8 13 24 23 80
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 15 9 15 11 61
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 6 8 13 11 44
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 11 8 12 3 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 7 10 5 14 40
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 5 9 8 5 31
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 4 4 3 4 17
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 6 3 2 1 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 2 2 4 3 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 2 6 3 13
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 3 3 3 2 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 176 219 220 301 252 1168
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 320 421 420 524 475 2160


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