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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 463, 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 43 57 96 128 123 447
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 25 20 22 31 20 118
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 33 16 23 14 15 101
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 12 26 15 13 82
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 3 12 9 10 46
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 16 16 8 45
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 7 7 7 9 33
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 7 4 7 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 6 3 4 1 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 0 4 2 5 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 2 5 1 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 4 3 4 2 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 4 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 7 2 0 0 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 6 1 1 0 11
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 5 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 1 4 0 10
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 2 4 2 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 196 170 259 274 237 1136
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 118 147 146 107 91 609
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 7 15 12 8 50
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 9 6 20 43
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 8 5 7 3 28
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 3 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 4 2 0 8
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 156 179 197 148 133 813
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 352 349 456 422 370 1949


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