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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 341, Coded Data Generation or Conversion

( 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 145 173 140 159 140 757
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 62 47 80 67 39 295
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 24 21 20 15 96
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 13 17 22 12 77
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 16 16 8 18 70
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 12 19 9 9 60
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 11 7 12 17 54
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 11 13 9 6 47
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 11 12 5 6 42
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 8 6 12 7 37
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 5 5 12 2 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 9 4 3 6 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 7 3 4 6 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 7 9 4 2 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 2 5 8 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 4 7 1 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 2 4 0 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 5 2 1 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 330 388 376 379 311 1784
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 102 151 156 176 138 723
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 58 56 54 53 255
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 35 33 48 56 62 234
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 35 28 44 22 158
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 29 19 17 21 107
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 11 18 29 20 92
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 18 16 15 15 73
(Foreign) INX INDIA 16 17 10 13 16 72
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 11 10 18 12 65
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 11 9 18 15 61
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 9 10 7 10 44
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 8 10 12 5 1 36
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 9 7 5 9 32
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 2 8 3 9 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 0 9 3 19
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 4 4 3 1 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 4 1 5 3 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 1 3 6 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 4 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 3 1 0 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 2 4 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 323 428 427 502 433 2113
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 653 816 803 881 744 3897


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