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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 326, Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry

( 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 195 203 205 192 206 1001
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 37 49 37 32 37 192
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 27 8 10 16 79
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 13 13 14 12 62
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 11 11 14 10 12 58
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 17 13 6 9 56
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 15 10 5 11 9 50
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 11 11 4 7 37
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 8 6 8 8 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 5 7 8 9 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 8 5 2 11 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 9 3 7 3 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 5 6 14 29
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 1 3 1 4 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 3 6 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 1 0 6 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 5 3 1 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 1 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 350 394 359 331 390 1824
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 69 95 101 84 120 469
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 31 51 63 55 73 273
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 22 30 29 37 138
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 14 27 14 16 85
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 20 9 14 18 69
(Foreign) INX INDIA 12 16 9 8 20 65
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 8 11 4 11 56
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 7 4 6 11 35
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 7 4 5 6 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 6 6 4 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 6 6 7 24
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 8 3 10 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 8 5 1 5 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 6 4 5 3 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 5 1 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 200 271 298 247 356 1372
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 550 665 657 578 746 3196


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