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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 326, Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry

( 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 205 192 206 153 98 854
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 37 32 37 36 6 148
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 14 12 9 9 57
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 10 16 5 5 44
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 14 10 12 4 4 44
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 11 9 11 7 43
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 6 9 7 4 39
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 8 9 5 2 31
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 14 3 2 30
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 4 7 3 4 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 8 8 3 2 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 2 11 2 5 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 6 7 4 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 7 3 4 4 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 4 7 4 20
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 3 4 3 1 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 4 5 2 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 6 4 0 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 3 1 2 0 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 359 331 390 282 170 1532
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 101 84 119 101 57 462
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 63 55 73 79 29 299
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 29 37 37 16 149
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 14 16 12 8 77
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 14 18 16 12 69
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 8 20 14 9 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 6 11 13 10 44
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 4 11 7 2 35
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 6 7 10 6 35
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 3 10 8 2 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 6 4 2 1 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 5 3 4 3 19
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 5 6 0 2 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 1 5 5 1 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 4 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 298 247 355 321 165 1386
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 657 578 745 603 335 2918


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