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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 117, Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor

( 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.) MO MISSOURI 9 2 15 7 12 45
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 11 10 5 8 42
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 7 8 4 5 32
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 3 8 6 4 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 9 3 1 6 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 5 3 4 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 3 3 4 3 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 6 3 3 2 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 1 3 1 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 1 2 8 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 3 1 5 4 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 0 2 1 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 1 1 5 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 5 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 5 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 3 3 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 68 79 72 58 80 357
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 133 109 83 84 60 469
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 15 9 9 6 56
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 4 6 9 8 34
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 3 6 4 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 7 2 3 5 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 4 6 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 4 3 0 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 3 3 2 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 3 3 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 4 1 7
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 166 147 119 129 99 660
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 234 226 191 187 179 1017

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