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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 2008 - 2012 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 463, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 129 112 216 227 315 999
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 21 15 47 74 195 352
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 35 28 42 45 181 331
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 17 19 52 74 50 212
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 13 35 35 61 157
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 12 33 23 44 123
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 12 22 20 42 103
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 4 18 25 31 85
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 10 11 15 17 61
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 7 10 14 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 2 10 11 13 39
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 2 2 5 17 34
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 5 4 8 9 5 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 2 4 4 14 30
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 15 3 7 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 5 3 11 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 3 5 7 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 5 5 5 19
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 3 5 8 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 3 4 5 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 3 1 7 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 3 3 5 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 4 1 2 5 13
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 3 4 3 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 3 7 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 1 1 3 0 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 0 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 307 263 559 643 1092 2864
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 69 74 164 197 358 862
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 11 12 27 81 140
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 9 23 17 32 87
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 5 11 14 27 64
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 5 8 5 8 33
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 2 3 8 7 20
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 4 4 9 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 3 9 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 0 6 5 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 2 1 5 11
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 2 7 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 3 6 10
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 0 4 4 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 2 5 8
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 4 1 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 106 116 242 303 581 1348
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 413 379 801 946 1673 4212


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