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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 053, Package Making

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 69 44 48 49 47 257
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 29 14 18 8 8 77
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 13 14 11 10 66
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 21 9 10 7 65
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 15 15 4 13 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 12 18 9 4 50
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 12 12 12 6 49
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 13 9 5 7 46
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 17 9 7 8 4 45
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 8 10 12 6 42
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 7 6 6 6 35
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 8 6 3 4 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 6 6 4 6 30
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 5 6 6 5 28
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 5 4 4 6 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 4 3 4 3 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 5 1 4 6 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 7 3 2 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 5 3 1 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 1 6 4 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 6 2 3 0 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 2 7 2 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 1 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 1 4 0 0 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 286 233 231 190 167 1107
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 50 42 49 46 52 239
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 50 24 37 41 41 193
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 54 20 41 24 25 164
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 7 20 22 11 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 10 19 8 14 68
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 15 11 6 11 57
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 6 9 9 5 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 6 7 6 5 31
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 5 7 3 8 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 4 6 3 1 23
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 3 5 2 16
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 2 7 2 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 2 1 1 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 1 1 1 1 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 1 3 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 3 1 3 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NFX NORFOLK ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 250 157 224 195 192 1018
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 536 390 455 385 359 2125


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