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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (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 167 196 177 141 133 814
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 70 56 53 76 74 329
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 49 46 53 66 58 272
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 30 32 39 28 41 170
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 30 19 18 30 121
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 25 20 17 15 99
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 28 23 18 14 13 96
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 23 13 10 14 13 73
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 19 15 13 8 72
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 6 12 8 8 52
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 6 14 11 8 46
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 11 8 11 5 44
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 2 5 5 6 27
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 4 4 5 4 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 10 4 2 2 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 7 1 4 3 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 6 2 4 2 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 1 4 2 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 5 4 3 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 2 5 3 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 2 3 0 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 1 0 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 3 3 3 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 522 513 482 470 451 2438
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 94 91 86 91 86 448
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 13 16 16 17 72
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 14 9 14 12 57
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 10 4 10 1 32
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 5 9 5 4 29
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 5 6 4 9 28
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 6 5 7 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 8 4 4 4 23
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 3 5 3 3 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 5 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 4 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 146 162 154 165 154 781
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 668 675 636 635 605 3219


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