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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 463, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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.) NV NEVADA 41 43 57 96 128 365
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 26 25 20 22 31 124
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 33 16 23 14 101
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 16 12 26 15 76
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 2 16 16 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 12 3 12 9 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 3 7 7 7 27
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 7 6 3 4 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 3 4 7 5 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 5 2 5 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 4 3 4 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 7 0 4 2 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 4 4 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 6 1 1 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 1 0 2 4 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 7 2 0 0 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 0 3 2 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 3 1 4 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 5 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 135 196 170 259 275 1035
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 65 118 147 146 107 583
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 8 7 15 12 49
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 5 8 5 7 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 4 4 9 6 26
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 1 1 4 2 12
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 2 2 0 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 1 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 101 156 179 197 148 781
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 236 352 349 456 423 1816


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