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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 215 268 187 207 216 1093
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 114 126 69 75 93 477
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 37 39 32 38 32 178
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 44 24 34 45 161
(U.S.) OR OREGON 37 40 26 24 34 161
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 39 34 19 34 27 153
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 28 38 18 44 153
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 44 26 30 26 147
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 19 20 26 52 136
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 22 17 18 18 90
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 17 16 10 6 3 52
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 7 6 7 12 42
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 8 8 4 6 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 5 7 3 2 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 5 2 2 1 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 2 2 1 4 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 4 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 1 5 5 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 0 3 4 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 5 1 3 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 0 2 3 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 1 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 1 4 0 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 4 0 2 3 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 623 741 523 566 652 3105
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 144 181 133 162 182 802
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 41 61 40 41 72 255
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 37 39 30 26 26 158
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 24 30 19 30 31 134
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 23 16 19 23 103
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 13 5 8 17 58
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 11 8 10 19 58
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 11 8 12 9 57
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 9 5 10 26
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 1 4 9 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 2 6 8 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 9 0 2 4 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 2 2 4 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 3 4 1 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 4 5 10
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 0 4 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 329 399 287 340 437 1792
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 952 1140 810 906 1089 4897


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