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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 107 94 140 111 157 609
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 100 86 74 97 91 448
(U.S.) OH OHIO 65 52 73 109 95 394
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 39 75 62 33 17 226
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 37 33 48 38 27 183
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 27 20 31 43 137
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 29 37 19 24 26 135
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 21 28 33 26 133
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 26 31 31 23 132
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 28 21 23 21 116
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 14 29 26 23 108
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 26 14 18 14 29 101
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 25 19 20 12 7 83
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 15 17 13 21 80
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 16 10 21 12 75
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 15 10 13 24 71
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 18 12 13 7 61
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 12 10 14 9 54
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 5 12 17 8 48
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 9 8 9 8 46
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 17 9 5 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 8 8 8 12 37
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 1 6 7 14 35
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 8 10 5 4 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 12 4 4 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 4 5 6 2 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 7 3 4 3 21
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 2 4 7 2 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 3 0 6 4 17
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 2 4 5 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 0 3 3 5 15
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 6 2 2 0 2 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 4 1 4 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 5 0 1 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 675 671 758 762 761 3627
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 169 135 159 149 145 757
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 34 27 49 71 39 220
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 26 30 36 37 161
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 29 29 32 26 36 152
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 16 29 40 31 137
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 15 29 32 37 128
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 18 20 32 25 121
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 20 15 20 27 32 114
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 6 4 8 18 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 6 4 6 12 35
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 5 7 13 3 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 3 11 9 33
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 4 4 10 7 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 3 6 8 6 28
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 5 5 5 8 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 5 3 5 5 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 5 3 5 3 20
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 3 1 5 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 3 1 6 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 3 4 1 0 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 404 344 428 506 483 2165
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1079 1015 1186 1268 1244 5792


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