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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing)

( 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 240 220 195 278 397 1330
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 137 183 262 302 319 1203
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 60 53 57 72 68 310
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 42 34 46 43 66 231
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 57 41 25 36 46 205
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 32 26 24 44 37 163
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 20 13 19 15 85
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 11 8 13 23 68
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 5 14 18 19 68
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 16 9 9 17 66
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 12 12 13 15 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 10 17 11 13 63
(U.S.) OR OREGON 21 13 8 8 9 59
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 13 10 7 11 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 12 5 8 11 49
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 9 4 4 10 35
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 1 7 10 8 34
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 1 5 7 14 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 10 5 5 5 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 3 7 15 31
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 8 3 6 22
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 6 5 4 4 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 3 3 5 3 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 2 3 3 3 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 6 3 1 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 0 0 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 4 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 767 724 764 949 1157 4361
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 119 140 109 159 190 717
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 25 35 51 80 220
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 23 19 31 69 162
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 15 16 28 32 109
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 13 13 20 37 96
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 15 17 19 28 86
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 11 6 10 17 55
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 7 3 12 21 45
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 6 10 7 11 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 13 6 11 6 41
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 8 14 9 36
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 2 6 9 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 3 3 3 6 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 1 2 5 4 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 4 2 2 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 2 3 4 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 2 1 5 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 4 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 267 289 262 394 553 1765
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1034 1013 1026 1343 1710 6126


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