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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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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.) NV NEVADA 24 36 42 22 30 154
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 36 36 32 29 19 152
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 15 15 10 16 72
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 22 14 3 7 60
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 13 9 11 4 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 12 13 7 4 42
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 7 11 6 5 41
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 7 10 4 7 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 6 7 6 7 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 3 8 3 2 28
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 8 8 3 4 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 7 7 3 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 5 6 3 2 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 7 2 4 3 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 7 1 3 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 7 4 2 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 3 6 1 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 4 2 1 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 1 2 3 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 5 3 0 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 6 3 2 0 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 4 0 2 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 0 1 4 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 233 237 234 169 149 1022
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 24 9 5 10 63
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 15 15 9 9 60
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 12 11 8 8 52
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 14 12 4 7 45
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 3 5 1 13
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 3 4 1 11
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 1 2 0 0 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 0 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 77 84 67 47 41 316
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 310 321 301 216 190 1338


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