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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 707, DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (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 267 350 400 400 352 1769
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 65 126 90 100 117 498
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 72 80 80 90 80 402
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 48 70 82 75 54 329
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 62 57 65 78 55 317
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 29 31 30 40 40 170
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 27 47 38 22 23 157
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 21 23 25 38 21 128
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 28 32 20 32 128
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 21 26 20 9 92
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 18 15 21 18 91
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 15 16 24 19 82
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 17 24 16 16 79
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 14 18 11 10 65
(U.S.) UT UTAH 11 11 14 22 4 62
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 19 8 10 12 60
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 12 19 16 8 60
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 8 12 12 14 60
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 5 14 15 10 55
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 10 12 12 9 49
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 9 15 12 9 48
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 13 10 8 9 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 11 7 5 5 32
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 7 6 4 4 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 4 2 4 2 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 4 5 4 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 5 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 5 1 2 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 4 3 3 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 4 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 5 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 759 1032 1087 1112 961 4951
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 105 133 151 167 114 670
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 30 39 35 19 144
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 33 29 21 32 24 139
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 15 16 25 27 93
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 19 20 16 10 78
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 11 16 15 14 64
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 12 9 15 19 62
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 3 6 11 10 35
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 4 5 13 6 30
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 7 3 6 7 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 6 3 5 2 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 7 1 4 4 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 5 5 4 4 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 6 2 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 4 5 1 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 1 0 3 6 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 4 0 3 1 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 4 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 3 3 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 246 299 314 380 277 1516
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1005 1331 1401 1492 1238 6467


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