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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 711, Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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 355 442 373 384 345 1899
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 108 143 118 139 124 632
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 68 59 68 86 82 363
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 48 56 52 47 61 264
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 64 56 50 43 40 253
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 47 54 49 49 51 250
(U.S.) OR OREGON 45 71 33 47 52 248
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 58 34 63 54 235
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 29 33 28 39 53 182
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 28 29 46 44 162
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 29 38 19 15 10 111
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 10 8 11 12 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 6 6 9 11 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 6 7 9 32
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 3 11 10 31
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 12 3 6 1 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 5 3 8 7 29
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 3 12 6 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 4 4 2 11 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 6 6 1 5 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 5 3 4 18
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 2 2 2 3 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 2 5 3 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 0 5 1 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 4 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 893 1125 916 1054 1011 4999
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 207 353 313 382 299 1554
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 33 41 28 39 43 184
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 25 28 35 33 53 174
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 34 26 43 35 157
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 25 28 35 25 133
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 23 32 22 17 27 121
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 17 18 34 17 105
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 9 19 28 23 88
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 21 15 15 16 77
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 8 12 7 2 35
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 6 9 13 32
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 4 4 6 6 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 4 4 5 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 3 5 2 16
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 2 4 7 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 4 2 1 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 6 0 2 0 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 3 3 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 396 599 549 679 591 2814
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1289 1724 1465 1733 1602 7813


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