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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 345, Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display 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 367 338 332 402 347 1786
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 70 66 69 81 75 361
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 69 62 48 70 60 309
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 68 52 66 53 45 284
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 60 70 52 46 50 278
(U.S.) OR OREGON 29 30 41 37 34 171
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 31 28 31 30 38 158
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 24 15 25 16 106
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 15 14 18 16 81
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 11 19 12 15 73
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 22 15 10 7 68
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 5 19 9 14 63
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 16 7 12 10 60
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 12 9 11 11 55
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 6 11 7 7 39
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 9 8 7 6 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 6 4 8 10 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 9 4 12 4 35
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 4 5 6 9 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 9 4 8 5 35
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 5 8 8 5 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 6 5 9 3 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 7 5 5 5 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 4 4 9 27
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 3 6 7 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 4 8 6 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 5 2 5 6 22
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 4 7 3 2 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 4 1 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 918 850 825 939 846 4378
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 588 624 670 761 705 3348
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 89 96 78 99 115 477
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 54 65 64 89 84 356
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 64 56 56 44 48 268
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 43 39 34 57 51 224
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 28 32 32 37 145
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 22 16 23 26 106
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 20 19 16 28 21 104
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 13 14 14 15 64
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 11 16 16 8 63
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 7 7 12 8 41
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 4 12 11 8 38
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 4 5 7 7 32
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 2 5 2 3 18
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 1 3 7 2 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 3 4 5 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 4 3 2 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 5 1 1 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UGX UGANDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 952 1010 1051 1222 1158 5393
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1870 1860 1876 2161 2004 9771


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