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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing)

( 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 61 112 195 208 216 792
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 65 113 114 142 130 564
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 45 55 52 54 225
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 22 29 48 61 40 200
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 29 39 45 37 166
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 30 27 30 19 126
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 20 35 29 30 123
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 17 24 33 31 115
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 17 23 31 22 101
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 11 15 30 36 96
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 11 21 28 27 95
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 11 28 24 18 90
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 16 20 16 20 76
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 12 16 12 25 72
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 14 17 14 17 70
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 11 24 16 13 70
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 13 13 16 18 66
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 11 16 12 12 59
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 10 10 14 9 52
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 10 8 11 11 6 46
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 13 11 13 45
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 8 4 17 10 43
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 5 11 10 12 41
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 10 11 6 8 40
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 7 10 7 7 35
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 4 2 6 10 28
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 3 6 6 12 27
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 6 8 7 24
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 6 5 5 7 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 8 3 6 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 6 4 7 0 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 3 8 9 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 5 5 6 21
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 3 9 5 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 3 7 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 3 5 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 3 0 4 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 355 613 851 960 919 3698
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 86 131 178 199 209 803
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 68 81 95 90 369
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 24 28 54 50 171
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 24 27 39 27 124
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 16 30 26 33 123
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 8 16 19 34 88
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 9 11 21 26 72
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 12 17 8 14 56
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 8 4 12 10 39
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 7 5 7 8 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 2 8 7 4 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 9 2 9 4 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 2 11 9 25
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 5 8 10 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 4 6 4 3 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 9 4 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 2 6 3 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 6 3 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 4 2 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 3 2 3 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 3 3 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 216 337 443 554 565 2115
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 571 950 1294 1514 1484 5813


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