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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 712, Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (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 146 115 88 94 85 528
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 119 74 53 60 63 369
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 23 18 18 24 100
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 11 13 18 20 82
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 10 17 16 10 58
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 17 5 15 9 53
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 4 13 6 15 46
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 11 2 5 5 33
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 4 1 4 5 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 3 2 6 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 2 2 2 0 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 1 1 1 1 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 1 3 2 0 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 0 3 3 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 0 4 2 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 376 283 226 256 259 1400
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 67 43 37 59 36 242
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 10 11 12 14 55
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 6 8 18 6 52
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 5 8 9 7 36
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 7 5 5 1 22
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 2 4 2 5 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 0 4 5 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 1 0 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 1 0 1 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 125 89 82 113 78 487
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 501 372 308 369 337 1887


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