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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 59 24 85 91 88 347
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 67 50 66 74 82 339
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 15 21 16 20 86
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 23 10 9 11 16 69
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 6 11 13 12 52
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 4 2 8 8 33
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 1 9 5 9 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 5 7 7 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 3 7 14 1 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 5 4 5 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 5 4 3 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 1 2 4 1 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 1 2 5 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 4 2 6 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 5 2 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 1 5 1 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 1 5 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 0 0 2 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 233 135 247 282 283 1180
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 6 13 16 29 71
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 6 21 21 10 70
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 5 11 11 15 50
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 9 8 1 7 31
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 6 1 5 8 28
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 5 6 6 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 1 7 2 5 18
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 5 4 3 14
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 5 6 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 3 3 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 5 0 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 0 0 4 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 55 43 86 79 108 371
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 288 178 333 361 391 1551


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