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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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring (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 290 314 289 404 398 1695
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 105 93 115 137 136 586
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 43 58 73 82 106 362
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 61 56 70 75 54 316
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 54 57 59 77 66 313
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 45 37 49 54 56 241
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 50 46 36 35 38 205
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 30 37 35 36 162
(U.S.) OR OREGON 24 23 26 35 36 144
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 34 13 26 18 115
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 18 19 32 24 115
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 12 20 20 17 80
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 21 10 19 18 79
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 11 10 19 28 77
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 12 4 18 19 65
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 16 7 11 13 61
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 10 11 13 13 57
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 11 7 8 13 52
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 11 12 10 7 49
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 8 8 9 9 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 9 7 9 9 39
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 5 7 7 15 38
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 4 8 1 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 1 6 4 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 2 1 3 5 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 3 6 1 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 7 3 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 5 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 4 3 0 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 876 923 917 1194 1161 5071
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 146 147 135 157 171 756
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 25 12 41 35 135
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 29 28 22 17 30 126
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 19 9 24 25 91
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 17 14 17 31 91
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 9 12 29 24 78
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 13 5 14 13 53
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 7 8 9 18 48
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 7 6 13 14 44
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 3 8 12 25
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 5 2 7 6 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 2 4 5 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 2 3 7 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 5 0 7 2 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 2 2 6 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 5 0 1 6 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 3 3 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 3 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 2 0 4 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 262 308 247 369 424 1610
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1138 1231 1164 1563 1585 6681


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