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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 708, Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers)

( 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 68 68 56 59 73 324
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 50 34 28 19 164
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 10 10 9 7 51
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 7 9 10 7 39
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 8 5 5 9 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 6 4 8 10 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 2 5 3 8 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 6 4 5 5 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 3 3 3 6 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 5 5 2 0 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 0 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 0 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 0 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 1 0 4 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 185 173 157 150 171 836
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 48 54 36 44 43 225
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 12 6 14 7 45
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 14 8 5 7 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 4 9 8 12 34
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 3 6 6 9 33
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 3 7 7 5 32
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 2 5 6 6 30
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 2 0 10 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 6 1 2 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 1 3 0 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 1 4 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 112 115 97 106 113 543
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 297 288 254 256 284 1379


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