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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 704, DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (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 77 133 128 121 110 569
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 80 83 89 104 381
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 47 51 46 43 210
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 33 35 35 26 145
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 32 25 22 31 123
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 26 28 27 23 119
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 20 18 23 20 92
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 26 11 10 11 70
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 9 8 10 7 41
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 11 12 3 4 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 10 2 6 4 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 5 7 7 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 6 4 8 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 12 1 4 6 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 7 7 7 0 23
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 9 4 3 3 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 7 3 1 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 7 1 4 5 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 1 7 5 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 5 6 3 0 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 0 5 4 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 1 4 2 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 236 504 457 458 433 2088
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 79 152 137 129 127 624
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 29 30 47 24 147
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 29 17 15 11 88
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 13 14 22 30 83
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 16 15 20 18 75
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 18 15 16 17 73
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 7 4 14 18 53
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 12 7 12 14 50
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 8 9 16 11 50
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 15 4 10 13 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 11 11 7 9 45
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 16 11 5 8 43
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 10 4 5 24
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 1 2 5 6 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 4 1 5 2 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 3 1 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 0 4 1 2 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 5 2 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 0 3 5 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 189 347 309 344 329 1518
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 425 851 766 802 762 3606


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