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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 713, Support (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 183 336 315 352 356 1542
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 87 144 123 150 174 678
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 46 97 134 138 175 590
(U.S.) OR OREGON 43 61 61 57 67 289
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 37 49 50 47 32 215
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 41 51 34 43 35 204
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 43 32 49 35 179
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 28 50 20 33 34 165
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 21 30 21 17 103
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 23 17 25 17 99
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 22 24 18 17 98
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 15 30 17 10 18 90
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 16 20 13 14 8 71
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 16 15 13 15 65
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 17 9 16 12 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 14 9 11 19 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 16 11 10 13 59
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 14 9 11 13 56
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 7 4 10 13 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 6 12 6 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 3 3 7 6 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 2 7 7 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 3 4 3 2 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 5 2 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 3 2 3 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 1 1 5 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 3 2 4 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 652 1067 979 1083 1132 4913
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 141 273 275 296 282 1267
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 53 52 80 69 282
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 35 51 59 45 216
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 38 37 45 55 195
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 39 39 49 39 184
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 25 31 50 51 172
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 24 35 46 31 158
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 18 31 26 17 101
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 13 16 20 17 72
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 8 12 14 20 58
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 3 13 21 13 54
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 7 13 26 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 5 7 9 15 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 9 6 7 12 37
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 5 7 13 29
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 5 5 3 7 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 8 6 2 3 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 5 3 1 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 0 2 3 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 3 3 2 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 3 0 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 324 573 660 766 733 3056
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 976 1640 1639 1849 1865 7969


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