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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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 18 33 22 18 24 115
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 11 16 9 12 66
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 11 14 12 9 65
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 13 14 13 10 7 57
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 13 9 7 9 54
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 10 7 11 12 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 7 11 8 6 46
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 13 8 9 7 45
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 8 11 4 10 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 7 10 8 11 41
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 14 4 4 8 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 7 4 7 7 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 6 8 8 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 12 6 8 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 6 4 5 6 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 8 8 4 7 29
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 6 2 5 3 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 6 5 5 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 5 3 6 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 5 5 1 5 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 5 5 2 3 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 4 1 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 1 1 4 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 2 0 1 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 217 224 215 171 205 1032
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 130 117 99 84 110 540
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 96 86 102 79 72 435
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 9 12 19 29 81
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 19 15 20 11 14 79
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 25 15 7 7 13 67
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 10 16 10 7 55
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 15 9 6 7 52
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 10 8 17 11 51
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 11 6 11 6 43
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 12 6 6 2 10 36
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 5 10 6 4 30
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 3 4 7 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 4 1 1 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 4 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 1 1 1 0 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 356 311 313 271 299 1550
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 573 535 528 442 504 2582


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