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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 711, Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 234 283 328 372 355 1572
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 157 156 138 131 108 690
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 65 59 92 70 67 353
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 47 57 56 50 65 275
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 46 47 31 47 48 219
(U.S.) OR OREGON 20 43 49 44 45 201
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 36 34 24 32 47 173
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 38 41 24 41 29 173
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 30 23 19 25 29 126
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 15 27 25 27 103
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 12 11 20 15 78
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 4 11 12 7 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 10 7 5 4 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 9 3 7 7 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 9 6 5 4 28
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 8 4 3 3 24
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 5 4 5 3 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 4 4 1 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 4 4 6 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 4 2 4 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 5 1 4 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 1 5 2 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 5 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 4 2 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 1 6 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 753 844 863 937 894 4291
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 146 201 224 197 207 975
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 21 20 26 33 118
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 20 23 34 10 105
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 17 14 28 19 88
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 15 11 19 17 25 87
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 10 20 20 23 82
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 16 17 19 20 74
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 8 16 13 19 69
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 8 3 6 27
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 3 2 9 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 4 4 0 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 5 1 3 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 1 0 3 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 5 1 2 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 0 0 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 3 0 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 252 331 392 376 395 1746
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1005 1175 1255 1313 1289 6037


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