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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 718, Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (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 49 65 46 49 65 274
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 27 20 21 17 101
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 20 13 24 19 96
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 13 11 7 16 65
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 11 11 12 14 56
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 10 5 7 12 37
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 6 6 11 6 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 7 6 8 5 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 10 6 4 8 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 2 5 8 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 1 3 5 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 5 2 3 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 3 0 4 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 4 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 142 190 144 164 196 836
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 26 18 21 21 104
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 10 7 11 3 34
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 7 5 3 10 28
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 6 4 5 9 27
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 5 6 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 4 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 4 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 38 65 42 55 65 265
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 180 255 186 219 261 1101


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