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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 712, Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (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 85 99 97 106 120 507
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 63 70 67 80 54 334
(U.S.) OR OREGON 23 23 16 18 13 93
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 18 7 13 13 66
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 11 13 16 16 65
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 12 9 7 11 59
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 8 9 6 5 38
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 0 11 8 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 4 2 7 2 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 4 3 4 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 5 4 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 0 3 1 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 258 262 242 291 265 1318
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 45 36 51 47 215
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 29 17 29 29 118
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 5 8 11 16 46
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 7 8 9 7 38
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 6 13 6 9 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 3 3 4 6 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 5 4 3 7 19
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 2 3 3 5 18
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 1 3 6 0 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 78 112 108 132 140 570
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 336 374 350 423 405 1888


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