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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 326, Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry

( 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 223 195 165 196 173 952
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 44 31 33 35 45 188
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 39 35 28 16 135
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 16 22 19 17 81
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 18 15 12 10 12 67
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 20 6 6 12 56
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 14 5 6 8 49
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 13 7 3 9 38
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 9 6 4 1 24
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 4 5 3 4 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 5 2 2 11 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 6 6 2 4 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 5 3 7 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 6 4 0 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 0 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 3 3 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 5 2 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 4 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 387 384 337 340 341 1789
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 111 114 59 100 71 455
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 26 16 18 18 12 90
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 16 17 20 20 82
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 14 16 12 14 65
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 12 11 17 16 64
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 8 10 6 5 34
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 6 9 4 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 6 3 2 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 3 5 7 18
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 5 3 7 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 2 0 1 3 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 3 2 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 195 200 159 204 166 924
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 582 584 496 544 507 2713


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