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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 703, DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (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 61 139 102 106 104 512
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 49 64 35 46 43 237
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 28 30 26 31 129
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 22 17 21 43 112
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 37 18 16 21 106
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 16 12 13 11 68
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 9 13 12 8 55
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 12 6 3 17 48
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 10 11 10 8 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 11 10 9 7 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 5 9 8 10 39
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 14 10 6 4 39
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 8 5 10 3 34
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 5 7 4 5 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 9 7 4 3 28
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 10 5 6 5 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 3 4 8 4 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 5 3 6 23
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 4 4 4 3 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 6 2 3 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 5 3 0 7 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 1 2 6 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 4 2 4 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 1 2 6 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 3 3 3 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 4 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 263 448 349 342 385 1787
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 40 72 57 66 61 296
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 18 14 15 22 85
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 25 2 12 26 85
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 24 18 18 16 84
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 8 7 5 6 33
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 13 9 8 1 32
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 5 3 7 7 22
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 3 6 3 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 3 1 5 3 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 5 1 4 2 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 4 1 1 5 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 3 0 2 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 2 2 4 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 4 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 2 3 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 109 193 128 165 178 773
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 372 641 477 507 563 2560


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