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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (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 195 177 141 137 153 803
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 56 53 77 75 84 345
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 46 53 66 59 73 297
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 39 28 41 40 180
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 19 18 30 20 117
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 20 17 15 21 98
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 18 14 14 23 92
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 15 13 9 13 69
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 10 14 13 14 64
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 14 11 8 11 50
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 12 8 8 9 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 8 11 5 8 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 5 4 17 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 5 6 9 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 1 4 3 9 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 4 2 3 4 23
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 2 4 2 6 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 3 3 5 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 3 0 4 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 4 3 0 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 3 3 3 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 5 3 2 0 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 512 482 471 460 545 2470
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 91 86 91 88 94 450
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 16 16 17 14 76
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 9 14 12 15 64
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 6 4 9 11 35
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 9 5 4 9 32
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 10 4 10 1 6 31
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 6 5 7 9 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 4 4 4 3 23
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 5 3 3 3 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 5 2 2 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX MACAU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 162 154 165 156 186 823
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 674 636 636 616 731 3293


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