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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 36 26 41 70 60 233
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 27 15 50 55 167
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 19 24 46 21 126
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 14 14 33 31 110
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 13 17 23 27 104
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 17 15 28 25 101
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 18 20 22 26 93
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 14 12 27 16 86
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 9 8 26 16 75
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 10 17 18 17 71
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 11 11 15 19 66
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 7 10 19 22 65
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 7 6 16 16 56
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 5 8 10 23 53
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 6 5 11 10 40
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 6 10 13 34
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 5 4 8 10 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 4 5 3 10 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 1 3 9 10 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 2 8 6 4 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 8 5 7 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 5 2 6 4 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 1 5 4 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 7 3 3 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 4 1 2 3 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 4 2 4 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 5 5 2 0 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 3 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 0 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 1 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 0 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 293 256 292 503 482 1826
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 79 69 113 193 249 703
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 31 38 59 50 210
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 10 14 29 32 98
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 6 5 31 40 95
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 9 9 9 17 56
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 8 2 18 18 55
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 6 8 12 9 39
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 6 11 10 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 1 3 9 10 28
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 4 6 3 6 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 0 7 6 2 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 3 4 4 0 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 1 1 2 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 3 4 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 3 4 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 4 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 195 156 224 407 470 1452
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 488 412 516 910 952 3278


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