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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 127 126 112 127 162 654
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 46 50 43 46 35 220
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 31 20 20 21 37 129
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 32 24 15 15 33 119
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 24 25 13 25 106
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 15 13 19 30 96
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 20 19 10 19 87
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 24 11 14 19 19 87
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 19 7 7 16 64
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 5 9 10 9 47
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 4 6 8 15 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 3 6 8 14 42
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 8 8 7 9 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 10 9 3 7 38
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 11 3 10 8 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 4 6 6 13 35
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 3 4 6 10 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 5 3 4 6 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 5 6 4 5 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 7 6 4 2 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 5 3 9 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 5 1 0 9 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 6 1 8 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 2 3 6 21
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 5 4 3 4 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 1 3 7 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 4 2 4 3 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 4 3 3 1 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 1 3 6 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 4 3 3 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 2 0 0 3 11
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 2 0 5 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 494 433 376 389 548 2240
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 120 114 94 105 103 536
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 42 33 26 11 20 132
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 15 15 9 20 79
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 9 3 8 5 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 9 2 3 5 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 5 3 7 21
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 5 1 5 3 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 1 2 6 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 0 0 2 2 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 0 1 3 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 0 4 0 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) WSX SAMOA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BFX BURKINA FASO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NAX NAMIBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 221 205 155 156 186 923
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 715 638 531 545 734 3163


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