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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 90 127 126 112 127 582
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 41 46 50 43 46 226
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 26 31 20 20 21 118
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 31 32 24 15 15 117
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 19 24 25 13 97
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 19 20 19 10 87
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 24 11 14 19 87
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 19 15 13 19 70
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 15 19 7 7 66
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 8 8 8 7 49
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 14 5 9 10 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 9 10 9 3 43
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 12 4 6 8 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 11 3 6 8 38
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 6 4 6 6 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 11 3 10 31
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 6 5 6 4 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 9 5 3 4 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 6 7 6 4 28
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 8 3 4 6 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 5 4 2 4 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 7 4 3 3 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 4 2 3 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 3 5 3 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 5 4 3 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 3 6 1 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 8 5 1 0 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 4 1 3 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 0 4 3 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 6 2 0 0 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 3 0 2 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 428 494 433 376 389 2120
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 82 120 114 94 105 515
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 42 33 26 11 150
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 20 15 15 9 70
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 9 9 2 3 34
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 7 9 3 8 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 2 5 3 16
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 2 5 1 5 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 2 1 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 6 0 0 2 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 3 0 4 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BFX BURKINA FASO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NAX NAMIBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 154 221 205 155 156 891
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 582 715 638 531 545 3011


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