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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 718, Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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 28 24 32 42 50 176
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 11 12 21 20 77
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 12 9 18 18 72
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 8 6 14 16 53
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 6 5 6 8 30
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 2 4 13 3 27
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 6 7 6 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 2 7 5 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 1 5 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 4 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 94 90 94 146 142 566
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 14 15 12 18 72
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 3 3 6 3 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 0 3 3 8
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 29 23 24 32 38 146
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 123 113 118 178 180 712


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