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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 235, Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.)

( 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 85 81 107 94 140 507
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 100 101 100 86 75 462
(U.S.) OH OHIO 53 52 65 52 73 295
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 55 43 39 75 62 274
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 31 39 37 33 48 188
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 28 27 29 37 19 140
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 25 23 28 21 113
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 19 25 21 28 107
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 19 16 27 20 101
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 12 21 26 31 101
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 17 16 25 19 20 97
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 18 16 14 29 89
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 26 16 16 10 88
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 14 14 15 18 81
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 11 26 14 18 77
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 12 11 18 12 63
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 14 9 15 10 60
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 13 12 9 8 49
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 7 9 12 10 47
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 4 4 3 17 34
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 4 7 8 10 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 10 4 7 3 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 4 6 5 12 32
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 7 7 4 5 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 5 7 1 6 27
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 8 6 2 2 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 3 2 12 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 8 8 20
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 3 6 2 4 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 1 4 3 0 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 4 0 3 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 3 1 5 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 1 4 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 610 614 675 671 760 3330
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 173 154 169 135 159 790
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 54 42 34 27 49 206
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 25 32 26 30 148
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 24 29 29 32 128
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 30 26 18 20 126
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 21 21 16 29 104
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 13 15 15 29 93
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 21 20 15 20 90
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 10 5 3 6 31
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 7 6 4 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 7 5 5 3 29
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 5 7 5 7 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 7 7 4 4 28
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 8 4 6 4 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 3 7 5 3 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 6 4 5 3 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 4 5 5 19
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 3 1 3 4 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 4 2 0 1 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 2 3 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 3 3 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 5 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 3 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 430 411 404 344 428 2017
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1040 1025 1079 1015 1188 5347


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