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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 342, Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)

( 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 102 102 107 94 104 509
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 26 21 17 15 95
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 26 21 17 11 94
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 15 17 22 17 85
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 21 11 13 20 80
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 17 7 20 11 63
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 9 14 11 16 59
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 11 11 12 15 57
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 13 10 16 16 56
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 6 10 18 10 55
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 10 10 15 13 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 10 10 8 10 47
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 7 9 13 9 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 3 9 10 12 44
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 6 5 4 9 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 4 4 9 4 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 5 3 5 4 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 2 4 5 5 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 4 6 3 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 2 3 6 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 3 8 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 4 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 0 3 4 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 1 4 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 270 322 303 345 358 1598
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 50 48 71 63 90 322
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 19 32 34 31 136
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 24 23 17 16 98
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 14 16 13 19 76
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 8 11 16 24 61
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 6 8 12 12 46
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 1 9 4 6 28
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 4 3 7 6 22
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 3 2 10 19
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 3 2 3 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 5 4 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 2 1 5 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 131 133 191 181 232 868
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 401 455 494 526 590 2466


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