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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 341, Coded Data Generation or Conversion

( 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 123 134 119 156 146 678
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 67 71 67 44 62 311
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 23 24 14 13 92
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 32 25 21 8 4 90
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 10 25 17 16 89
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 13 13 16 8 67
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 16 15 11 12 65
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 10 8 14 7 48
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 13 9 11 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 11 7 2 3 39
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 5 7 12 7 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 4 12 9 8 37
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 6 4 5 4 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 9 1 3 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 8 2 2 5 22
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 9 4 3 2 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 5 3 3 1 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 8 1 2 3 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 3 5 0 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 3 2 3 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 0 6 2 3 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 2 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 377 397 382 352 331 1839
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 116 148 119 138 102 623
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 22 30 34 34 138
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 21 36 33 29 137
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 20 22 15 26 35 118
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 21 18 17 21 96
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 17 25 17 9 82
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 16 10 17 14 71
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 12 15 13 14 65
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 16 8 11 4 49
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 15 6 10 8 44
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 4 8 8 8 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 10 10 3 5 30
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 8 5 7 4 30
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 4 6 3 16 29
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 9 8 8 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 8 3 3 1 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 5 5 2 1 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 5 2 2 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 3 1 0 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 4 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 268 364 339 367 323 1661
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 645 761 721 719 654 3500


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