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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 714, Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery

( 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 268 417 401 399 414 1899
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 101 136 119 170 200 726
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 42 78 56 65 68 309
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 44 53 86 73 280
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 45 53 65 55 48 266
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 43 54 38 61 228
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 39 41 47 48 199
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 33 47 40 51 192
(U.S.) OR OREGON 19 31 36 42 42 170
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 26 29 36 29 146
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 23 30 24 32 119
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 22 19 19 24 15 99
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 9 21 31 17 16 94
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 16 21 19 11 78
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 18 15 9 9 63
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 8 11 16 13 59
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 7 14 10 11 50
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 12 10 10 9 46
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 8 12 11 9 45
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 11 3 3 9 37
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 14 6 3 2 31
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 5 6 6 6 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 4 4 8 7 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 2 6 2 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 3 6 3 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 4 5 1 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 4 4 3 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 4 1 5 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 733 1089 1115 1171 1210 5318
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 170 300 282 318 330 1400
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 37 77 92 96 121 423
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 55 75 100 80 75 385
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 31 47 69 57 76 280
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 38 35 45 37 32 187
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 30 30 29 37 151
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 17 34 26 34 135
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 21 23 20 28 30 122
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 10 16 25 43 96
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 14 11 8 15 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 10 11 12 14 50
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 10 10 6 8 39
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 6 3 7 20 37
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 8 8 8 5 32
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 3 7 9 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 3 8 4 3 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 4 7 5 4 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 5 1 0 1 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 4 6 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 2 4 0 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 5 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 1 4 1 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 439 687 762 775 880 3543
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1172 1776 1877 1946 2090 8861


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