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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 709, Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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 287 296 347 370 388 1688
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 87 110 81 132 121 531
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 54 54 93 82 76 359
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 60 53 68 74 88 343
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 63 61 68 64 67 323
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 53 55 58 52 52 270
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 27 49 55 50 47 228
(U.S.) OR OREGON 48 38 29 29 27 171
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 31 20 26 36 40 153
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 27 30 25 38 137
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 23 30 33 24 123
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 15 13 14 14 77
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 15 20 15 14 70
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 16 7 11 15 11 60
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 7 12 11 21 59
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 13 12 9 12 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 8 13 11 12 55
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 6 7 14 18 51
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 12 9 9 11 47
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 5 7 13 9 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 5 5 9 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 9 1 7 3 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 5 5 5 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 5 1 4 4 20
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 3 3 5 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 4 5 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 7 0 2 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 1 5 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 5 0 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 866 912 1031 1098 1143 5050
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 171 168 171 168 169 847
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 36 33 44 33 169
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 18 24 27 29 110
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 12 21 24 23 101
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 13 13 9 13 73
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 11 13 14 18 66
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 6 8 15 36
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 8 6 7 7 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 4 5 4 5 25
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 6 7 5 5 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 4 5 8 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 3 3 4 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 2 2 5 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 0 3 3 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 296 289 317 330 352 1584
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1162 1201 1348 1428 1495 6634


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