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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (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 154 236 220 197 278 1085
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 84 137 182 258 302 963
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 73 60 52 56 72 313
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 40 57 40 25 36 198
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 42 33 46 43 184
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 32 26 24 44 140
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 17 19 13 19 89
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 13 11 8 13 68
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 15 16 9 9 62
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 21 13 8 8 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 13 13 12 13 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 12 10 17 11 58
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 11 13 10 6 57
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 12 5 14 18 53
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 13 12 5 8 47
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 8 1 7 10 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 8 9 3 4 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 7 10 5 5 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 3 3 3 7 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 2 8 3 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 5 1 5 7 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 6 2 3 3 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 6 5 4 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 3 6 3 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 4 3 3 5 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 4 0 0 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 546 760 720 760 948 3734
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 94 119 141 109 158 621
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 29 26 33 51 150
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 19 23 20 31 108
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 18 15 16 28 90
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 7 15 17 19 67
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 13 13 12 20 64
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 11 11 6 10 40
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 8 6 10 7 40
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 5 13 6 11 37
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 2 7 3 12 28
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 3 7 14 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 8 3 3 3 20
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 4 5 2 6 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 1 2 5 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 1 4 2 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 185 264 291 259 393 1392
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 731 1024 1011 1019 1341 5126


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