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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 714, Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery

( 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 216 192 234 295 268 1205
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 77 104 129 115 101 526
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 33 33 64 58 45 233
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 38 34 58 39 42 211
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 37 28 39 37 32 173
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 38 28 21 26 141
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 31 22 41 20 22 136
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 21 32 34 24 127
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 21 26 32 24 122
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 11 35 29 19 105
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 16 11 22 21 90
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 11 27 18 10 79
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 11 13 15 11 67
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 7 14 12 8 51
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 9 10 14 9 48
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 5 7 5 11 40
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 6 7 7 11 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 4 11 6 5 33
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 4 2 7 6 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 1 2 12 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 6 1 4 5 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 7 6 1 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 5 6 2 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 6 3 6 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 2 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 629 603 820 822 733 3607
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 185 182 204 208 170 949
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 23 44 45 56 190
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 34 36 37 42 37 186
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 16 35 30 38 140
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 18 21 21 31 104
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 16 16 20 25 97
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 13 20 21 24 93
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 14 12 22 19 21 88
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 10 6 5 5 34
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 10 5 4 5 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 6 4 5 3 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 5 2 4 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 3 3 5 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 5 2 3 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 0 3 3 1 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 4 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 2 3 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 350 352 446 443 440 2031
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 979 955 1266 1265 1173 5638


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