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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 700, DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing)

( 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 48 78 111 107 113 457
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 37 58 84 92 298
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 18 27 34 33 121
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 16 20 28 37 116
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 13 29 26 18 101
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 19 14 20 28 94
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 20 18 16 16 85
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 15 18 18 17 80
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 8 13 21 28 80
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 20 5 21 24 76
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 11 18 8 14 64
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 12 14 14 15 62
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 7 12 11 17 59
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 7 14 16 13 58
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 9 22 13 54
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 8 7 7 19 48
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 9 4 13 14 44
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 13 6 11 10 42
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 3 7 12 10 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 6 5 11 6 34
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 8 2 3 11 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 7 8 6 7 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 2 5 6 4 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 4 4 5 7 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 5 6 6 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 4 3 5 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 3 5 6 20
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 4 4 3 7 19
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 4 1 0 5 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 3 5 5 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 5 0 3 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 6 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 279 374 463 559 631 2306
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 108 170 206 234 248 966
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 27 63 78 65 246
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 14 28 17 20 15 94
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 7 13 26 38 89
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 9 15 17 19 69
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 5 12 25 12 61
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 6 13 11 20 58
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 7 4 6 12 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 5 7 8 10 31
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 5 3 5 10 26
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 8 1 5 5 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 4 2 6 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 4 3 4 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 2 3 5 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 3 5 1 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 3 1 4 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 183 287 377 462 492 1801
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 462 661 840 1021 1123 4107


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