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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 704, DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (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 121 110 121 174 189 715
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 89 104 104 91 104 492
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 46 43 49 73 66 277
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 35 26 49 38 37 185
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 20 27 54 45 169
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 31 31 26 38 148
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 23 15 23 29 117
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 11 18 12 13 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 8 8 13 22 55
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 7 7 6 5 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 3 6 14 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 7 6 6 7 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 5 6 6 5 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 4 4 14 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 6 6 4 6 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 0 5 3 11 26
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 4 3 3 9 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 6 2 9 24
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 4 4 9 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 4 3 4 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 5 3 3 1 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 5 0 2 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 3 4 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 458 433 496 573 667 2627
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 129 127 171 191 198 816
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 30 74 52 106 284
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 24 29 50 58 208
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 17 23 32 55 143
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 20 18 29 30 41 138
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 18 27 13 30 102
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 11 13 22 22 83
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 11 14 14 18 73
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 12 14 16 11 11 64
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 8 12 12 22 59
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 6 10 16 20 57
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 13 15 13 6 57
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 9 11 12 18 57
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 5 6 7 8 30
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 2 5 6 9 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 2 5 7 22
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 0 3 7 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 3 6 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 4 4 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 1 4 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 344 329 468 506 663 2310
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 802 762 964 1079 1330 4937


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