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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 713, Support (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 161 175 152 176 233 897
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 82 79 92 88 129 470
(U.S.) OR OREGON 30 34 25 35 44 168
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 35 18 26 36 129
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 24 40 14 18 33 129
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 30 20 27 33 125
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 18 12 28 41 117
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 27 15 15 19 98
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 13 16 20 13 82
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 9 7 24 21 76
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 11 14 16 7 14 62
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 13 13 9 11 62
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 9 5 8 13 44
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 11 9 7 6 41
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 9 6 6 8 39
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 10 6 7 7 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 9 4 6 14 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 6 6 13 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 6 4 6 10 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 5 9 2 11 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 6 3 10 3 27
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 1 5 6 3 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 5 3 2 2 16
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 5 6 1 2 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 3 2 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 515 576 474 557 736 2858
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 106 99 113 119 152 589
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 37 25 11 16 16 105
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 17 20 16 25 92
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 19 23 14 17 91
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 16 8 23 19 80
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 8 15 16 19 69
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 14 9 12 13 58
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 13 12 12 8 54
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 4 4 4 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 1 6 8 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 2 1 10 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 1 1 10 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 1 1 5 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 1 0 3 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) YEX YEMEN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 237 230 228 252 317 1264
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 752 806 702 809 1053 4122


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