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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 713, Support (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 121 123 148 180 185 757
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 60 74 72 101 89 396
(U.S.) OR OREGON 27 23 34 36 44 164
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 14 23 26 46 129
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 35 11 15 24 35 120
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 15 21 31 19 110
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 7 17 32 41 109
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 14 12 14 18 77
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 18 18 28 74
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 14 17 13 14 71
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 14 7 12 16 61
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 11 8 6 17 50
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 4 4 13 7 37
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 5 7 15 34
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 7 6 4 10 33
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 3 4 6 10 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 5 6 9 27
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 3 6 6 7 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 7 8 5 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 10 2 6 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 5 2 4 5 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 5 6 3 4 19
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 6 1 2 3 17
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 2 1 2 3 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 3 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 4 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 413 375 459 571 657 2475
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 78 98 106 129 145 556
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 8 21 16 28 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 15 15 13 21 79
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 24 11 11 13 15 74
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 18 9 13 20 73
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 12 15 17 24 73
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 7 12 10 27 69
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 6 7 5 9 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 4 4 4 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 1 5 7 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 4 7 3 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 1 7 4 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 4 7 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 4 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) YEX YEMEN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 188 190 214 252 335 1179
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 601 565 673 823 992 3654


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