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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (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 171 176 257 234 275 1113
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 125 111 107 133 132 608
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 60 47 55 82 76 320
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 56 37 51 40 50 234
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 35 41 42 48 39 205
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 35 24 35 30 150
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 35 24 24 33 28 144
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 22 19 22 24 31 118
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 25 25 19 19 26 114
(U.S.) OR OREGON 24 31 9 16 27 107
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 18 20 28 21 105
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 7 20 23 39 105
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 22 17 20 20 96
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 18 20 19 20 93
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 16 25 14 20 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 8 20 24 20 85
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 14 13 15 20 79
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 12 11 15 24 77
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 20 10 15 13 75
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 13 5 16 22 11 67
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 7 12 19 12 59
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 10 10 11 10 54
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 11 9 9 9 8 46
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 8 6 11 6 5 36
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 8 10 5 5 32
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 6 5 5 9 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 5 5 11 30
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 8 5 9 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 5 5 3 6 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 3 6 4 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 3 0 6 7 21
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 2 5 3 3 20
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 2 4 3 4 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 3 4 4 3 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 2 2 3 4 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 4 0 4 5 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 5 3 2 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 6 3 2 2 14
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 4 2 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 3 0 3 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 854 777 898 980 1042 4551
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 185 187 206 203 227 1008
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 72 70 111 94 94 441
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 37 43 51 43 51 225
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 37 24 34 60 43 198
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 34 29 34 43 44 184
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 28 31 29 30 45 163
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 21 25 34 57 163
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 15 19 14 16 79
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 21 9 15 13 19 77
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 12 7 25 18 71
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 10 11 8 18 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 7 11 9 16 52
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 7 9 12 10 52
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 5 10 12 16 50
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 10 6 10 7 14 47
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 13 6 9 11 43
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 3 5 5 5 24
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 5 7 6 3 24
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 5 6 6 3 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 2 6 3 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 3 7 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 3 5 3 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 0 3 4 13
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 0 3 3 4 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 2 4 1 9
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 0 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TDX CHAD 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 553 525 637 672 751 3138
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1407 1302 1535 1652 1793 7689


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