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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 040, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting

( 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 29 26 21 40 30 146
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 24 19 13 19 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 13 20 15 12 68
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 10 19 11 10 64
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 13 12 5 6 44
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 4 12 10 8 41
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 2 13 6 10 39
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 6 10 8 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 9 9 5 6 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 12 1 4 7 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 6 5 8 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 9 2 6 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 6 4 2 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 6 2 1 7 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 2 8 4 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 7 4 4 3 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 5 2 4 2 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 4 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 3 0 3 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 4 3 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 3 5 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 4 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 151 186 196 178 184 895
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 20 8 15 13 69
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 6 19 15 11 64
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 1 8 13 1 28
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 3 8 3 3 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 3 7 5 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 3 2 4 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 5 3 1 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 2 4 1 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 3 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 3 6 0 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 0 5 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 3 0 0 4 7
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 63 57 69 85 64 338
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 214 243 265 263 248 1233


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