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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 312, Supports: Cabinet Structure

( 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 25 28 21 24 21 119
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 17 18 12 15 79
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 11 10 5 7 47
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 8 12 7 8 41
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 9 4 4 10 35
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 7 5 4 9 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 8 12 2 1 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 4 7 7 5 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 3 7 4 5 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 6 4 3 2 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 2 7 5 3 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 6 7 1 3 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 7 3 2 2 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 2 4 5 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 4 1 2 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 7 2 4 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 3 4 4 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 1 5 3 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 4 4 1 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 4 1 0 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 3 2 3 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 3 0 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 1 0 3 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 5 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 4 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 160 167 168 117 138 750
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 23 29 27 31 130
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 10 28 18 18 86
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 9 7 10 18 49
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 8 9 8 8 39
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 14 10 3 3 5 35
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 11 9 6 3 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 6 4 4 1 19
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 4 5 2 3 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 3 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 75 93 103 90 108 469
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 235 260 271 207 246 1219


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