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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 704, DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (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 111 96 76 96 77 456
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 45 26 28 33 23 155
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 25 25 28 16 135
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 30 34 14 16 15 109
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 21 17 17 25 103
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 20 17 19 11 90
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 23 23 19 9 13 87
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 25 8 13 12 81
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 8 6 7 3 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 2 9 7 3 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 8 3 2 7 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 4 8 2 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 3 5 4 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 6 3 3 1 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 3 5 4 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 4 7 2 2 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 1 4 2 4 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 1 3 4 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 381 325 261 292 236 1495
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 99 107 66 93 79 444
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 24 15 27 17 101
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 23 12 17 16 82
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 19 7 12 7 60
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 10 11 8 7 51
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 11 6 11 10 44
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 3 6 15 5 37
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 11 7 8 4 37
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 7 7 9 3 31
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 5 6 4 6 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 7 3 5 6 30
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 6 2 1 3 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 2 5 6 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 7 3 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 4 3 3 2 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 1 1 0 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 0 0 1 4 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 3 2 1 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 2 5 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 229 248 166 237 189 1069
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 610 573 427 529 425 2564


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