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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 711, Memory (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 225 234 283 328 372 1442
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 131 157 156 138 131 713
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 50 65 59 92 70 336
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 30 47 57 56 50 240
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 28 46 47 31 47 199
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 20 43 49 44 173
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 26 38 41 24 41 170
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 36 34 24 32 143
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 18 30 23 19 25 115
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 9 15 27 25 89
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 20 12 11 20 74
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 10 10 7 5 41
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 15 4 9 6 5 39
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 5 4 11 12 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 8 9 3 7 32
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 6 8 4 3 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 4 4 4 4 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 1 4 2 4 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 2 3 1 5 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 5 4 5 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 2 4 4 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 0 5 1 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 5 1 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 1 4 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 2 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 647 753 844 863 937 4044
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 149 146 201 224 198 918
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 18 20 23 34 104
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 18 21 20 26 101
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 15 15 11 19 17 77
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 10 17 14 28 76
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 2 16 17 19 70
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 9 10 20 20 69
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 13 8 16 13 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 5 5 8 3 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 3 4 4 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 2 5 1 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 5 1 0 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 5 1 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 3 4 2 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 3 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 241 252 331 392 377 1593
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 888 1005 1175 1255 1314 5637


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