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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 700, DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (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 123 134 109 99 108 573
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 79 90 56 53 51 329
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 31 29 26 27 140
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 28 31 23 26 17 125
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 28 27 25 18 119
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 33 16 24 32 119
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 25 24 18 15 103
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 33 13 12 15 92
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 20 13 20 20 86
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 25 17 12 14 82
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 19 23 11 15 10 78
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 16 12 8 8 56
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 14 11 13 8 54
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 15 13 12 6 54
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 12 11 8 7 49
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 9 5 13 9 46
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 16 8 9 5 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 11 9 5 10 40
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 6 8 10 7 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 6 12 6 4 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 6 3 8 7 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 6 9 2 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 7 6 0 8 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 4 5 5 5 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 9 7 3 3 24
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 7 5 2 6 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 1 4 7 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 5 5 5 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 9 2 5 0 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 6 4 4 2 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 4 3 3 3 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 2 6 4 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 7 0 1 0 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 2 6 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 1 0 4 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 2 0 1 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 3 1 3 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 516 666 496 481 463 2622
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 247 320 235 197 179 1178
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 74 99 75 67 60 375
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 43 64 40 25 25 197
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 25 21 16 28 105
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 23 14 20 17 88
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 18 10 16 8 61
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 14 10 11 8 50
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 10 6 2 9 38
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 5 8 6 8 36
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 7 5 7 4 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 16 2 4 8 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 3 12 6 5 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 8 4 3 7 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 8 3 4 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 5 1 3 1 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 2 4 2 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 1 3 5 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 4 2 0 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 1 1 2 1 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 4 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 3 3 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 481 635 473 416 388 2393
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 997 1301 969 897 851 5015


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