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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 712, Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (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 99 98 107 120 136 560
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 70 67 80 54 77 348
(U.S.) OR OREGON 23 16 18 13 15 85
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 13 16 16 26 82
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 7 13 13 18 69
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 9 7 11 12 51
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 0 11 8 24 47
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 9 6 5 3 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 2 7 2 7 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 3 4 6 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 5 4 2 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 3 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 262 243 292 265 345 1407
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 45 36 51 47 62 241
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 29 17 29 29 49 153
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 8 11 16 21 61
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 13 6 9 10 44
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 8 9 7 1 32
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 4 3 7 8 27
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 3 5 9 22
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 4 6 5 21
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 3 6 0 2 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 1 1 5 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 1 1 4 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 1 5 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 112 108 132 140 185 677
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 374 351 424 405 530 2084


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