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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 195 278 396 364 471 1704
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 262 302 318 218 232 1332
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 57 72 68 84 84 365
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 46 43 66 55 64 274
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 25 36 47 56 74 238
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 24 44 37 41 72 218
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 19 15 30 30 107
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 13 23 16 24 84
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 18 19 16 14 81
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 13 16 11 25 77
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 11 13 9 21 71
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 9 17 9 17 61
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 8 11 15 16 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 7 11 11 15 54
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 8 9 15 9 49
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 7 14 10 9 45
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 10 9 9 4 39
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 3 6 5 13 35
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 7 15 4 5 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 3 9 11 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 4 10 8 4 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 5 5 6 7 28
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 3 1 5 9 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 4 3 8 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 3 5 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 3 4 4 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 2 7 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 4 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 3 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 1 3 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 764 949 1158 1040 1271 5182
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 109 159 191 173 230 862
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 52 80 51 58 276
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 31 69 55 87 261
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 20 38 37 65 173
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 28 32 26 28 130
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 19 28 21 35 121
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 12 21 33 35 104
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 14 10 18 31 81
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 10 17 10 12 55
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 11 6 13 15 51
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 7 11 9 13 50
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 6 9 8 25 50
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 6 5 8 25
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 3 5 6 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 5 4 3 1 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 2 2 3 3 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 3 3 5 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 5 1 3 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 4 6 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 4 2 3 11
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 2 3 4 1 0 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 3 2 3 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 4 2 1 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 263 395 557 491 685 2391
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1027 1344 1715 1531 1956 7573


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