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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 700, DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (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 78 111 107 113 123 532
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 37 58 84 92 79 350
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 27 34 33 27 139
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 20 28 37 28 129
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 29 26 18 21 107
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 19 14 20 28 21 102
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 18 18 17 19 87
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 18 16 16 14 84
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 13 21 28 13 83
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 5 21 24 8 78
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 14 14 15 11 66
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 12 11 17 19 66
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 14 16 13 12 62
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 18 8 14 8 59
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 9 22 13 6 55
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 4 13 14 14 54
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 7 7 19 8 49
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 6 11 10 5 45
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 7 12 10 4 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 5 11 6 7 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 8 6 7 6 34
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 2 3 11 6 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 5 6 6 10 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 4 5 7 4 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 3 5 6 5 23
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 4 3 7 3 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 5 6 4 2 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 5 5 5 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 5 0 3 4 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 0 5 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 6 2 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 4 4 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 374 463 559 631 517 2544
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 170 206 235 248 247 1106
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 63 78 65 74 307
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 13 26 38 43 127
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 28 17 20 15 14 94
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 15 17 19 15 75
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 12 25 12 9 63
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 13 11 20 12 62
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 4 6 12 11 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 3 5 10 9 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 7 7 10 3 32
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 1 5 5 7 26
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 4 2 6 8 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 3 4 4 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 3 5 3 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 5 1 0 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 4 0 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 2 5 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 287 377 462 492 481 2099
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 661 840 1021 1123 998 4643


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