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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 2006 - 2010 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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring (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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 612 617 682 824 1189 3924
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 167 187 252 351 415 1372
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 165 128 175 214 258 940
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 122 114 113 106 175 630
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 85 66 96 101 140 488
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 74 60 78 106 125 443
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 76 69 51 64 92 352
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 57 44 76 53 91 321
(U.S.) OR OREGON 49 49 49 47 60 254
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 29 44 39 47 82 241
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 48 41 43 43 58 233
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 31 43 59 72 232
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 43 25 27 40 58 193
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 33 27 24 39 51 174
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 10 32 33 54 145
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 13 25 24 36 113
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 23 18 20 25 23 109
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 23 18 14 23 25 103
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 18 9 24 30 95
(U.S.) UT UTAH 20 15 14 19 24 92
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 12 17 7 23 31 90
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 10 5 17 22 64
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 12 4 8 13 16 53
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 16 9 13 6 7 51
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 9 4 14 31
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 5 6 11 30
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 6 2 5 11 28
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 5 4 3 8 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 3 7 4 2 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 3 3 4 6 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 5 1 2 2 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 2 4 3 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 4 5 0 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 2 1 6 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 3 4 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 5 2 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1788 1680 1945 2357 3220 10990
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 318 323 327 342 452 1762
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 71 59 68 100 151 449
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 44 41 89 132 338
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 36 50 51 84 80 301
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 23 20 29 42 93 207
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 34 40 33 64 199
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 26 28 27 27 72 180
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 22 21 29 31 58 161
(Foreign) INX INDIA 10 17 21 24 60 132
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 1 14 29 57 106
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 11 9 17 30 80
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 11 9 11 22 66
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 12 15 12 18 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 11 10 21 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 7 5 13 12 40
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 6 7 8 15 39
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 2 7 9 12 33
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 9 13 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 7 1 4 3 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 0 0 4 7 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 5 2 4 5 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 3 3 3 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 2 5 5 15
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 2 3 4 12
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 1 2 3 3 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 2 3 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 638 675 732 928 1409 4382
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2426 2355 2677 3285 4629 15372


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