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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 066, Textiles: Knitting

( 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.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 12 17 6 6 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 1 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 5 4 0 0 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 24 34 35 16 16 125
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 31 31 16 13 110
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 27 20 12 25 109
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 26 19 12 4 71
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 8 9 2 2 24
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 2 5 5 3 15
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 4 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 65 107 93 55 53 373
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 89 141 128 71 69 498


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