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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 716, DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing)

( 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 131 201 268 237 254 1091
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 23 42 55 44 31 195
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 30 37 44 46 176
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 31 22 25 12 9 99
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 9 14 30 21 15 89
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 13 19 15 20 73
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 7 10 15 7 49
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 9 7 3 4 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 7 5 6 9 31
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 7 6 7 3 30
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 6 4 4 6 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 5 4 7 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 7 8 4 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 6 6 6 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 7 1 10
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 4 1 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 274 375 507 447 433 2036
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 89 116 214 131 102 652
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 14 16 9 16 63
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 7 10 9 13 46
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 11 9 4 2 38
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 7 9 8 7 33
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 4 11 6 5 28
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 3 8 13 26
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 8 7 2 20
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 7 3 5 18
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 2 6 3 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 131 172 298 198 175 974
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 405 547 805 645 608 3010


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