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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 365, Static Information Storage and Retrieval

( 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 441 412 420 417 439 2129
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 142 151 140 123 106 662
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 56 68 76 77 72 349
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 47 38 53 48 206
(U.S.) OR OREGON 39 41 44 26 27 177
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 21 23 37 54 36 171
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 23 24 24 21 114
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 22 29 21 13 105
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 21 24 18 18 16 97
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 13 8 10 7 54
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 4 14 14 11 49
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 9 9 4 7 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 9 7 7 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 5 8 5 0 26
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 8 7 4 1 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 4 4 5 3 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 2 4 3 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 1 1 5 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 1 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 1 0 3 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 4 2 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 845 881 902 884 848 4360
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 655 657 640 595 583 3130
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 232 338 368 412 534 1884
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 85 94 137 153 155 624
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 70 60 94 103 61 388
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 52 39 45 49 49 234
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 40 30 33 35 154
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 19 13 11 23 18 84
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 12 12 8 23 59
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 10 11 17 10 51
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 5 8 8 18 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 5 12 7 7 42
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 5 7 9 10 33
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 4 6 7 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 2 2 3 1 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 5 3 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 1 5 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1171 1290 1392 1441 1529 6823
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2016 2171 2294 2325 2377 11183


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