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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 172, Earth Working

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 9 21 16 6 7 59
(U.S.) IA IOWA 13 7 13 8 8 49
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 4 3 4 5 22
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 6 2 4 3 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 6 2 1 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 3 4 2 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 6 4 1 2 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 3 2 2 2 13
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 3 3 4 1 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 4 4 0 1 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 2 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 0 2 2 10
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 3 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 4 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 3 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 74 90 75 62 59 360
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 16 35 14 8 85
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 7 3 6 4 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 5 4 4 3 22
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 3 3 5 4 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 3 0 4 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 37 41 52 38 28 196
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 111 131 127 100 87 556

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