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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2000 - 2004 Utility Patent Grants,
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 345, Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 293 367 338 332 402 1732
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 67 70 66 69 81 353
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 74 68 52 66 53 313
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 48 69 62 48 70 297
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 55 60 70 52 46 283
(U.S.) OR OREGON 24 29 30 41 37 161
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 38 31 28 31 30 158
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 26 24 15 25 110
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 14 22 15 10 75
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 18 15 14 18 74
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 16 11 19 12 69
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 15 16 7 12 64
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 12 12 9 11 56
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 16 5 19 9 54
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 8 6 11 7 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 8 6 4 8 39
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 8 6 5 9 38
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 8 5 8 8 37
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 8 9 8 7 37
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 9 9 4 8 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 9 4 12 35
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 11 4 5 6 35
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 5 7 5 5 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 4 5 2 5 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 5 4 8 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 5 5 4 4 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 5 3 3 6 18
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 4 7 3 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 3 1 4 13
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 4 1 2 3 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 2 4 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 793 918 850 825 939 4325
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 541 588 624 670 760 3183
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 62 89 96 78 99 424
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 54 65 64 89 311
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 42 64 56 56 45 263
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 56 43 39 34 57 229
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 16 28 32 32 127
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 19 22 16 23 99
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 20 19 16 28 94
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 12 11 16 16 64
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 8 13 14 14 59
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 7 7 7 12 38
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 9 4 5 7 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 4 12 11 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 6 2 5 2 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 1 3 7 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 2 4 3 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 3 5 1 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 2 3 4 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 4 0 2 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UGX UGANDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 840 952 1010 1051 1222 5075
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1633 1870 1860 1876 2161 9400


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