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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 1963 - 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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (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 )

This table displays U.S. states and countries and their counts of utility patents; patents are distributed by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 6 1 1 0 6 4 6 2 6 3 4 7 5 6 9 8 12 13 19 20 15 32 76 108 108 77 69 66 47 136 881
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 3 5 3 1 13 3 2 10 16 15 18 16 33 19 12 7 12 9 8 11 22 48 45 66 45 51 22 27 65 624
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 4 0 4 1 7 9 7 3 6 5 12 8 9 14 25 27 56 63 33 31 29 29 70 469
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 4 2 3 4 4 2 10 13 5 9 21 43 41 39 27 30 32 21 65 389
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 5 4 5 2 1 6 6 3 9 14 28 27 39 22 14 20 8 23 248
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 3 7 7 3 7 12 15 28 24 16 16 17 7 17 195
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 3 7 4 3 4 4 3 2 7 12 20 24 18 20 14 10 22 194
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 5 11 25 18 15 13 10 11 14 180
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 9 17 16 15 10 28 12 15 159
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 3 7 1 1 3 12 17 18 18 18 10 7 20 147
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 3 4 12 24 20 8 13 16 8 23 140
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 2 5 2 2 1 4 6 10 12 13 6 11 7 18 133
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 7 1 3 3 3 6 15 14 12 10 15 10 12 128
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 4 2 2 1 7 7 11 15 17 4 7 6 5 11 110
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 3 2 8 11 18 12 12 10 5 11 110
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 5 7 6 15 8 11 9 8 7 4 11 106
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 2 0 3 5 7 21 9 7 7 2 8 84
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 11 5 6 3 4 5 6 19 82
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 4 3 2 4 6 7 9 6 2 3 5 2 5 65
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 6 6 6 1 2 7 11 50
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 4 8 8 2 2 2 2 3 45
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 6 5 7 7 2 3 4 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 8 4 5 1 2 1 2 41
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 3 3 5 1 1 5 4 6 38
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 3 1 1 2 3 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 2 3 1 1 3 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 3 1 0 1 4 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 21
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 2 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 3 1 4 18
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 2 1 3 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1 3 2 6 12 6 3 5 13 12 7 12 8 15 13 16 10 17 26 22 25 25 28 35 52 51 88 71 72 61 124 126 87 115 194 401 557 609 398 371 359 257 626 4941
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 5 3 3 3 5 5 6 12 8 15 11 17 17 21 31 12 14 14 20 30 17 22 26 54 92 57 38 37 32 27 72 735
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 4 4 4 5 4 5 3 8 8 22 10 10 6 10 2 16 140
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 6 6 10 8 12 9 7 6 14 107
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 4 2 7 7 11 7 6 1 8 14 80
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 8 3 2 5 3 3 4 6 2 7 6 2 2 1 2 8 75
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 6 1 5 4 1 5 32
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 0 1 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 3 5 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 3 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 5 13
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 13
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 1 1 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 7 3 7 10 8 7 6 11 6 17 9 20 14 22 22 32 39 29 23 28 40 45 30 40 52 92 160 119 82 80 72 56 160 1363
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1 4 3 7 13 7 5 6 15 17 14 15 15 25 21 23 16 28 32 39 34 45 42 57 74 83 127 100 95 89 164 171 117 155 246 493 717 728 480 451 431 313 786 6304


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