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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 712, Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (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 107 120 136 134 78 575
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 80 54 77 74 54 339
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 16 26 19 19 96
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 8 24 31 16 90
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 13 18 21 19 84
(U.S.) OR OREGON 18 13 15 13 16 75
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 11 12 17 12 59
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 2 6 3 2 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 5 3 3 2 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 4 2 5 3 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 6 3 1 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 1 4 4 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 6 2 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 2 6 0 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 292 265 344 352 243 1496
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 51 47 62 64 45 269
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 29 29 49 43 18 168
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 16 21 9 5 62
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 9 10 4 7 36
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 7 1 10 7 34
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 5 9 7 5 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 7 8 6 4 28
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 6 5 9 1 25
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 0 2 4 2 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 1 1 5 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 4 2 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 5 2 0 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 5 1 0 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 132 140 185 169 111 737
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 424 405 529 521 354 2233


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