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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 78 100 104 107 109 498
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 30 27 22 29 132
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 24 24 22 25 114
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 17 17 27 15 102
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 17 28 27 18 101
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 23 18 19 21 100
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 19 15 22 17 92
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 19 15 18 16 82
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 15 15 14 11 70
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 19 10 12 13 65
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 12 10 9 9 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 16 6 10 10 56
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 13 8 9 9 50
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 7 5 7 9 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 7 7 11 4 36
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 13 6 6 7 3 35
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 1 9 4 11 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 11 3 3 10 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 11 4 6 5 31
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 6 9 3 5 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 5 2 7 9 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 4 5 6 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 9 2 4 4 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 4 6 3 3 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 5 2 2 3 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 6 3 2 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 2 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 1 4 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 5 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 379 425 386 410 403 2003
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 92 90 84 79 74 419
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 52 46 36 44 57 235
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 30 17 19 20 111
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 13 9 9 13 56
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 10 13 11 11 53
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 7 9 6 12 43
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 7 3 5 9 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 8 1 11 9 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 7 12 4 25
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 9 5 2 5 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 5 6 4 4 23
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 5 1 7 5 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 4 4 3 1 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 1 1 3 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 2 3 1 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 3 3 4 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 2 4 1 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 1 0 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 0 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BHX BAHRAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 247 255 214 231 239 1186
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 626 680 600 641 642 3189


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