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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 713, Support (Electrical Computers and Digital 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 352 356 467 393 552 2120
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 150 174 166 197 188 875
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 138 175 181 106 105 705
(U.S.) OR OREGON 57 67 68 66 84 342
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 43 35 52 67 53 250
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 47 32 50 61 50 240
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 49 35 56 47 51 238
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 34 34 32 41 174
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 17 24 31 36 129
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 17 29 27 31 122
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 17 24 25 30 121
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 13 25 20 26 95
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 18 20 18 21 87
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 15 13 21 21 83
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 12 14 21 19 82
(U.S.) UT UTAH 10 13 15 11 24 73
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 19 11 5 17 63
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 13 16 10 11 60
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 8 8 12 7 49
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 7 7 9 7 37
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 6 5 9 4 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 6 7 7 8 35
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 4 5 14 28
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 6 7 7 22
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 2 7 6 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 3 4 6 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 7 1 5 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 7 2 3 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 5 6 1 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 4 3 4 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 5 0 10
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 0 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1083 1132 1348 1250 1444 6257
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 296 282 355 321 363 1617
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 80 69 72 93 118 432
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 50 51 67 91 128 387
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 45 55 62 53 86 301
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 59 45 58 54 74 290
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 50 39 48 49 48 234
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 46 31 44 41 53 215
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 13 26 41 45 73 198
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 26 17 18 34 45 140
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 20 17 21 21 17 96
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 21 13 25 21 14 94
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 13 12 28 33 93
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 15 15 12 17 68
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 20 6 13 8 61
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 12 8 8 19 54
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 6 8 17 36
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 7 4 5 7 26
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 6 3 6 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 1 4 6 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 3 3 5 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 1 3 5 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 5 3 1 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 2 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 3 3 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 767 733 891 923 1164 4478
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1850 1865 2239 2173 2608 10735


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