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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 112 127 162 179 222 802
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 43 46 35 30 36 190
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 20 21 37 54 53 185
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 19 30 47 61 170
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 25 13 25 31 25 119
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 15 33 25 24 112
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 10 19 25 22 95
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 19 19 20 12 84
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 7 16 28 24 82
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 14 10 12 50
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 10 9 11 9 48
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 8 15 10 7 46
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 9 12 23 45
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 6 10 7 11 38
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 6 13 3 5 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 3 7 6 8 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 10 8 7 4 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 7 9 3 5 32
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 3 9 8 7 32
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 4 5 7 8 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 6 9 9 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 1 8 7 6 28
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 6 5 7 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 5 8 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 6 5 3 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 4 2 3 2 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 7 3 2 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 3 5 2 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 3 4 3 2 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 3 2 2 14
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 5 2 5 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 3 3 3 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 376 389 548 590 650 2553
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 94 105 103 86 67 455
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 11 20 12 22 91
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 9 20 13 8 65
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 8 5 11 6 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 7 3 4 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 3 5 3 9 22
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 5 3 6 5 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 2 3 4 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 6 0 1 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 4 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) WSX SAMOA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BFX BURKINA FASO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NAX NAMIBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 155 156 186 158 141 796
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 531 545 734 748 791 3349


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