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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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 19 30 24 34 28 135
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 30 30 23 28 22 133
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 11 12 7 11 57
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 15 9 11 10 52
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 8 10 9 5 39
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 4 12 10 7 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 6 8 7 5 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 9 8 3 6 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 7 4 7 2 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 1 6 5 10 26
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 6 2 8 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 4 4 5 6 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 6 2 5 6 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 5 7 4 2 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 8 1 5 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 6 2 3 3 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 2 2 4 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 4 4 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 0 6 3 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 4 5 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 3 2 1 1 11
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 149 177 188 184 179 877
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 10 9 11 10 49
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 8 10 6 9 40
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 8 5 7 7 34
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 4 3 3 9 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 40 40 41 38 49 208
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 189 217 229 222 228 1085


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