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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 710, Input/Output (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 255 239 234 227 199 1154
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 182 206 172 129 124 813
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 35 42 40 37 181
(U.S.) OR OREGON 35 46 36 23 37 177
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 36 37 38 23 164
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 39 36 28 32 23 158
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 37 46 33 26 157
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 20 26 21 22 106
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 17 15 23 26 93
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 16 9 14 19 74
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 14 23 14 12 67
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 8 8 7 2 41
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 2 4 6 14 36
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 2 12 7 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 4 6 7 6 28
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 11 8 1 3 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 3 8 4 2 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 6 4 4 3 25
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 4 6 3 1 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 7 3 4 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 5 3 3 5 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 1 2 3 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 2 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 1 7 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 5 2 0 2 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 5 1 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 0 3 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 5 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 1 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 734 785 747 660 621 3547
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 174 155 149 139 126 743
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 25 31 28 23 12 119
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 20 16 17 19 82
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 18 10 11 25 79
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 14 15 9 15 65
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 11 12 12 12 62
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 5 10 7 6 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 4 7 7 6 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 2 3 4 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 4 4 2 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 3 3 2 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 274 271 261 246 237 1289
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1008 1056 1008 906 858 4836


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