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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 714, Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery

( 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 402 415 493 466 544 2320
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 170 200 206 212 185 973
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 86 73 83 73 62 377
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 39 61 61 82 52 295
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 66 68 63 38 51 286
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 55 48 73 39 41 256
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 47 48 54 53 37 239
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 40 51 49 57 37 234
(U.S.) OR OREGON 42 42 48 30 32 194
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 24 32 57 42 33 188
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 29 25 38 52 180
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 17 16 28 18 14 93
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 24 15 14 20 17 90
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 11 17 19 20 86
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 13 18 19 16 82
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 9 13 16 25 73
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 11 20 14 18 73
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 9 15 10 13 56
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 9 9 8 6 43
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 7 6 11 9 41
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 6 9 3 12 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 9 7 5 10 34
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 2 4 8 5 25
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 5 5 4 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 6 2 3 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 3 2 3 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 1 5 1 0 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 0 5 0 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 4 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1176 1212 1404 1304 1307 6403
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 319 330 329 393 391 1762
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 96 121 140 159 205 721
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 81 75 88 91 71 406
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 57 76 78 94 92 397
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 37 32 51 47 55 222
(Foreign) INX INDIA 25 43 46 48 53 215
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 28 30 40 57 59 214
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 26 34 42 36 37 175
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 29 37 38 30 37 171
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 20 19 32 57 135
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 14 13 13 14 66
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 15 10 13 9 55
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 8 12 6 14 46
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 3 11 9 13 38
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 9 5 4 11 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 5 9 9 4 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 6 2 12 27
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 4 3 6 6 24
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 6 4 4 3 21
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 5 4 3 4 17
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 1 2 6 3 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 0 5 0 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 7 8
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 2 0 4 0 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 4 0 0 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 777 880 969 1078 1168 4872
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1953 2092 2373 2382 2475 11275


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