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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 83 80 88 83 66 400
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 44 53 52 65 41 255
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 38 41 43 43 44 209
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 35 32 26 37 17 147
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 41 32 21 12 127
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 29 27 23 18 113
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 16 28 17 14 96
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 12 21 29 16 90
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 27 20 11 12 85
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 21 8 20 18 79
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 15 19 10 8 69
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 14 12 19 11 65
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 14 12 12 6 56
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 8 8 15 14 54
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 12 12 13 7 49
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 12 11 13 4 49
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 15 4 10 8 44
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 6 10 12 5 41
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 10 7 10 9 41
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 5 7 17 6 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 8 8 9 8 38
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 9 10 7 6 37
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 6 8 12 6 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 6 10 8 4 35
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 5 13 6 28
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 6 3 6 5 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 7 3 5 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 6 6 6 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 3 4 5 3 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 1 7 4 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 3 2 4 2 17
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 6 3 1 1 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 5 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 6 1 1 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 3 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 3 4 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 2 2 4 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 4 4 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 3 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 457 552 543 588 415 2555
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 84 88 94 105 69 440
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 53 76 101 108 77 415
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 24 43 43 22 155
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 30 25 21 22 119
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 23 18 24 22 100
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 14 27 21 15 96
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 16 16 14 12 64
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 16 14 16 5 57
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 15 11 6 6 6 44
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 6 10 9 3 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 9 10 6 7 34
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 6 10 3 32
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 1 2 8 8 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 5 5 7 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 3 4 4 4 22
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 5 5 3 1 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 2 2 2 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 5 3 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 2 0 2 1 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 2 2 3 7
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 288 349 401 427 304 1769
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 745 901 944 1015 719 4324


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