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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 326, Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry

( 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 173 185 198 196 192 944
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 45 37 49 37 32 200
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 17 26 8 10 78
(U.S.) OR OREGON 16 11 17 13 6 63
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 10 12 13 15 62
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 14 10 5 11 52
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 9 9 11 13 10 52
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 4 11 11 4 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 8 9 3 7 38
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 7 8 6 8 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 5 7 8 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 4 8 5 2 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 2 5 6 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 3 2 4 3 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 5 3 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 0 3 0 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 5 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 4 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 3 0 3 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 341 334 387 348 332 1742
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 71 67 94 100 84 416
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 31 50 63 55 211
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 20 22 30 29 117
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 14 14 27 14 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 22 7 9 4 56
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 20 9 14 54
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 12 16 9 8 52
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 6 6 4 6 27
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 2 2 6 6 23
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 4 5 6 6 23
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 3 7 3 5 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 8 5 1 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 6 4 5 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 8 3 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 5 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 166 194 264 294 247 1165
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 507 528 651 642 579 2907


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