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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 1999 - 2003 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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 20 11 11 16 21 79
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 9 6 12 12 48
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 9 6 12 11 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 9 4 6 4 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 4 7 6 6 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 10 5 4 5 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 7 1 8 2 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 6 5 5 4 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 5 3 6 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 5 6 2 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 6 4 2 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 3 3 5 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 3 6 4 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 6 1 2 4 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 3 2 4 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 0 4 3 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 4 1 4 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 2 4 0 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 1 4 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 0 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 107 101 95 123 117 543
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 31 35 33 39 36 174
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 27 12 25 27 102
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 13 13 16 14 70
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 7 8 15 14 51
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 6 8 10 11 42
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 9 7 6 8 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 10 6 6 8 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 3 1 6 6 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 2 3 5 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 5 5 2 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 1 3 3 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 91 126 102 144 143 606
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 198 227 197 267 260 1149

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