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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 719, Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (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 61 66 50 65 74 316
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 37 59 24 85 91 296
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 14 15 21 16 81
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 23 10 9 11 65
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 10 6 11 13 48
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 5 3 7 14 38
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 11 4 2 8 35
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 8 1 8 5 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 6 5 7 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 4 3 5 4 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 1 5 4 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 6 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 1 0 4 2 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 0 5 2 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 1 1 1 5 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 3 1 5 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 197 232 135 245 282 1091
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 9 12 6 21 21 69
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 7 6 13 16 45
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 8 5 11 11 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 6 9 8 1 29
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 8 5 1 5 23
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 2 1 5 6 18
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 3 1 7 2 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 4 4 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 0 3 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 5 0 6
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 5 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 37 55 41 85 79 297
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 234 287 176 330 361 1388


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