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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 710, Input/Output (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 227 199 219 284 215 1144
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 129 126 126 144 114 639
(U.S.) OR OREGON 23 37 60 57 37 214
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 38 23 45 65 37 208
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 26 36 51 39 185
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 40 37 41 28 21 167
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 32 23 25 25 14 119
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 19 23 36 25 117
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 26 13 29 19 110
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 22 19 22 15 99
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 12 20 20 17 83
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 7 6 11 2 38
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 14 8 8 1 37
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 6 7 7 6 33
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 8 4 6 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 2 3 4 8 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 2 7 10 23
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 3 12 4 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 4 9 2 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 2 2 6 17
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 3 5 2 1 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 7 0 2 4 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 4 3 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 4 2 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 660 623 692 860 623 3458
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 139 127 145 227 145 783
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 25 33 56 41 166
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 19 22 16 37 111
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 23 12 15 27 24 101
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 15 13 14 22 73
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 12 14 11 17 66
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 6 11 13 15 52
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 6 14 10 10 47
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 2 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 3 1 1 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 0 2 4 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 2 4 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 1 2 3 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 246 238 285 398 330 1497
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 906 861 977 1258 953 4955


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