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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 341, Coded Data Generation or Conversion

( 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 159 140 150 116 90 655
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 67 39 36 33 31 206
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 15 14 14 14 77
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 12 11 15 9 69
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 18 14 15 10 65
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 17 19 6 4 58
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 9 8 7 16 49
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 7 9 13 4 45
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 6 3 9 5 32
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 8 6 5 8 32
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 6 8 5 2 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 1 7 4 5 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 6 4 5 3 21
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 2 6 0 1 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 6 4 2 2 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 2 4 4 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 2 2 5 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 3 6 0 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 5 2 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 0 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 379 311 329 277 227 1523
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 176 138 142 166 118 740
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 54 53 65 74 70 316
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 56 62 52 57 47 274
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 44 22 38 26 17 147
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 29 20 17 30 20 116
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 21 29 18 17 102
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 12 16 16 19 81
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 18 15 18 9 7 67
(Foreign) INX INDIA 13 16 18 11 9 67
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 3 11 13 26 58
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 15 6 11 10 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 10 5 3 8 33
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 9 5 7 6 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 3 9 6 4 31
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 9 7 2 4 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 7 7 4 24
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 6 2 3 5 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 2 4 1 5 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 5 4 2 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 1 3 5 1 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 0 2 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 502 433 466 481 417 2299
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 881 744 795 758 644 3822


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