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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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.) TX TEXAS 24 37 23 45 30 159
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 32 19 15 17 116
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 20 37 15 21 16 109
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 14 10 18 24 85
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 14 11 9 12 62
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 10 3 16 17 57
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 9 14 13 12 57
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 7 19 10 6 53
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 5 10 16 11 48
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 9 9 7 6 40
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 11 9 4 4 34
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 10 9 5 3 6 33
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 7 2 3 9 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 5 4 3 8 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 8 4 3 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 2 4 5 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 2 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 4 2 2 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 0 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 1 4 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 0 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 209 231 185 213 202 1040
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 57 78 61 74 70 340
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 48 47 50 35 220
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 24 30 16 20 107
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 17 13 9 12 63
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 7 10 11 7 40
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 4 10 3 10 9 36
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 8 10 7 6 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 8 3 10 10 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 8 6 8 9 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 3 10 8 3 28
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 7 5 2 9 27
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 5 3 2 15
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 4 3 2 0 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 2 3 2 0 11
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 3 2 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 176 248 225 222 200 1071
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 385 479 410 435 402 2111

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