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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 710, Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems)

( 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 206 216 268 264 304 1258
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 75 93 113 96 79 456
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 26 52 54 47 39 218
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 34 45 57 28 27 191
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 18 44 47 34 34 177
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 38 32 35 31 32 168
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 30 26 35 33 25 149
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 34 27 27 27 31 146
(U.S.) OR OREGON 24 34 30 30 25 143
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 18 24 19 16 95
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 12 12 14 7 52
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 3 7 12 12 40
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 5 11 3 5 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 2 12 6 3 26
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 2 6 9 24
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 6 6 3 3 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 6 5 4 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 8 2 5 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 4 5 3 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 4 4 1 4 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 6 2 2 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 4 4 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 3 0 4 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 5 1 1 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 0 2 4 0 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 566 652 799 696 691 3404
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 163 182 240 237 233 1055
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 41 72 81 72 71 337
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 30 31 51 47 61 220
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 26 52 52 47 203
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 17 35 33 41 134
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 19 27 37 34 127
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 23 29 28 19 118
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 8 21 25 27 87
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 10 23 13 22 73
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 9 13 14 17 65
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 4 6 4 8 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 9 1 5 2 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 1 6 4 6 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 3 4 3 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 5 2 2 1 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 4 2 1 4 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 4 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 4 3 0 4 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 4 3 2 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 3 5 0 2 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 3 4 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 4 0 0 4
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 341 437 622 594 618 2612
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 907 1089 1421 1290 1309 6016


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