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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 216, Etching a Substrate: Processes

( 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 52 53 52 56 61 274
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 12 21 13 11 68
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 11 7 15 14 53
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 3 4 3 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 3 4 2 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 3 3 5 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 1 4 4 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 0 4 5 16
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 1 4 6 2 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 2 0 1 5 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 0 2 5 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 5 3 2 11
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 2 4 3 2 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 0 4 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 4 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 118 126 118 142 136 640
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 75 49 42 59 53 278
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 16 7 9 17 61
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 33 4 2 42
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 9 5 11 6 40
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 5 9 8 14 37
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 2 4 4 3 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 0 1 2 5 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 2 4 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 111 89 106 107 118 531
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 229 215 224 249 254 1171


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