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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 700, DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (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 100 108 151 148 175 682
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 53 51 69 65 66 304
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 27 27 46 54 181
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 20 35 41 46 162
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 25 17 27 54 36 159
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 32 29 39 32 156
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 15 40 30 34 137
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 26 17 22 37 32 134
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 15 24 17 37 105
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 14 28 18 19 91
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 6 12 21 26 77
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 8 16 24 14 75
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 10 14 20 14 73
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 8 16 19 15 66
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 4 17 13 26 66
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 5 16 15 20 65
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 7 17 10 17 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 2 15 13 16 55
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 7 9 10 14 48
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 10 9 10 14 48
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 9 7 9 7 46
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 7 5 8 9 37
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 7 2 6 8 27
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 5 10 5 2 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 6 5 5 8 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 5 3 4 8 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 4 6 8 24
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 6 7 4 5 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 8 5 2 4 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 2 5 7 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 4 7 3 2 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 0 2 6 3 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 4 1 2 1 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 6 2 4 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 1 9 12
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 3 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 3 3 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 3 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 485 462 672 727 806 3152
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 197 179 278 288 332 1274
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 67 61 94 87 117 426
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 21 17 37 42 58 175
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 25 27 36 62 175
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 28 30 23 33 130
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 8 17 17 25 83
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 8 5 20 19 56
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 8 10 9 17 55
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 4 11 15 16 53
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 5 15 16 6 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 8 10 15 8 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 9 9 9 12 41
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 2 7 7 17 37
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 7 6 8 12 36
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 5 8 6 3 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 3 1 8 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 6 7 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 4 3 2 5 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 2 6 5 17
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 4 4 6 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 2 6 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 3 3 0 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 0 1 2 4 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 1 0 3 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BDX BANGLADESH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 417 389 592 635 791 2824
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 902 851 1264 1362 1597 5976


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