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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing)

( 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 216 253 201 170 176 1016
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 130 125 146 125 111 637
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 54 52 36 59 47 248
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 37 53 37 56 37 220
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 36 50 45 35 41 207
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 40 46 30 35 24 175
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 30 27 19 26 35 137
(U.S.) OR OREGON 22 28 29 24 31 134
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 31 29 26 17 22 125
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 26 26 22 19 112
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 26 12 25 25 108
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 25 23 26 17 16 107
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 27 24 18 18 104
(U.S.) OH OHIO 27 23 25 13 8 96
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 23 13 17 20 86
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 14 17 16 18 83
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 15 22 16 14 80
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 20 16 16 7 76
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 19 15 13 10 69
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 14 9 15 12 62
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 14 12 11 9 56
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 11 9 9 7 46
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 12 12 6 8 6 44
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 9 11 12 5 43
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 12 5 6 5 37
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 13 4 8 36
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 9 10 7 2 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 4 12 5 4 33
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 9 10 5 7 2 33
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 11 9 2 3 32
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 5 6 6 6 30
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 9 7 5 3 29
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 7 3 2 1 6 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 3 0 4 4 18
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 4 2 3 1 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 4 5 2 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 4 4 3 11
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 917 1028 907 850 777 4479
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 209 250 212 185 187 1043
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 90 113 98 73 70 444
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 50 48 46 37 43 224
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 27 36 37 34 29 163
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 33 33 35 37 24 162
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 39 29 26 21 149
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 26 28 22 28 31 135
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 8 14 15 15 62
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 14 14 10 9 12 59
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 18 14 4 13 58
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 6 12 21 9 51
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 8 13 14 7 46
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 8 6 10 10 42
(Foreign) INX INDIA 10 8 10 7 5 40
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 11 8 9 7 38
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 9 10 3 5 31
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 4 3 10 6 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 5 6 3 21
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 5 1 4 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 2 2 4 5 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 5 3 2 1 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 4 1 2 2 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TDX CHAD 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 565 675 606 554 525 2925
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1482 1703 1513 1404 1302 7404


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