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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 365, Static Information Storage and Retrieval

( 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 414 420 417 440 428 2119
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 151 140 123 106 97 617
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 68 76 77 72 87 380
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 47 38 53 48 52 238
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 23 38 54 36 46 197
(U.S.) OR OREGON 41 44 26 27 18 156
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 24 25 21 51 144
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 29 21 13 16 101
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 18 18 16 24 100
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 14 14 11 18 61
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 8 10 7 9 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 9 7 7 15 41
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 9 4 7 4 33
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 7 4 1 4 24
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 4 5 4 4 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 8 5 0 3 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 0 3 6 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 1 5 0 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 4 2 4 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 3 3 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 0 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 883 903 885 850 902 4423
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 657 640 595 583 629 3104
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 338 368 412 534 723 2375
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 94 137 153 155 180 719
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 60 94 103 61 81 399
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 39 45 49 49 38 220
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 40 30 33 35 36 174
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 11 23 18 30 95
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 12 8 23 34 89
(Foreign) INX INDIA 10 11 17 10 15 63
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 8 8 18 13 52
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 7 9 10 7 38
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 12 7 7 2 33
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 4 6 7 3 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 5 3 3 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 2 1 5 12
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 5 5 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1290 1392 1441 1529 1820 7472
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2173 2295 2326 2379 2722 11895


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