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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 710, Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing 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 234 227 199 219 284 1163
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 172 129 126 126 144 697
(U.S.) OR OREGON 36 23 37 60 57 213
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 37 38 23 45 65 208
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 46 33 26 36 51 192
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 42 40 37 41 28 188
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 28 32 23 25 25 133
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 26 21 22 19 22 110
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 23 26 13 29 106
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 14 19 23 36 101
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 23 14 12 20 20 89
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 6 14 8 8 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 12 7 6 11 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 7 6 7 7 33
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 1 3 3 12 27
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 3 4 8 4 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 7 2 3 4 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 5 4 9 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 4 2 2 1 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 1 2 7 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 4 2 2 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 3 1 2 2 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 7 0 2 11
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 5 1 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 4 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 4 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 747 660 623 692 860 3582
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 149 139 127 145 227 787
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 11 25 33 56 135
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 28 23 12 15 27 105
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 17 19 22 16 90
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 9 15 13 14 66
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 12 12 14 11 61
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 7 6 14 10 47
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 7 6 11 13 44
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 2 3 2 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 4 3 1 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 2 0 2 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 1 2 4 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 261 246 238 285 398 1428
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1008 906 861 977 1258 5010


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