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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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (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 293 290 314 290 406 1593
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 70 105 93 114 136 518
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 78 61 56 70 75 340
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 61 54 57 59 77 308
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 47 43 58 73 83 304
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 51 45 37 49 54 236
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 54 50 46 36 35 221
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 24 30 37 36 147
(U.S.) OR OREGON 25 24 23 26 35 133
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 24 34 13 26 126
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 22 18 19 32 109
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 11 12 20 20 74
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 11 21 10 19 73
(U.S.) UT UTAH 18 12 12 4 18 64
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 9 11 10 19 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 10 10 11 13 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 14 16 7 11 54
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 9 11 12 10 54
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 13 11 7 8 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 11 8 8 9 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 5 9 7 9 35
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 5 7 7 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 3 4 8 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 5 2 1 3 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 0 2 1 7 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 4 2 1 6 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 3 3 6 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 5 2 1 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 4 3 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 0 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 879 876 923 917 1197 4792
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 151 146 147 135 157 736
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 30 28 22 16 124
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 22 25 12 41 123
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 14 19 9 24 80
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 12 17 14 17 70
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 4 9 12 29 63
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 8 13 5 14 45
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 6 7 8 9 36
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 7 6 13 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 5 5 2 7 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 4 2 4 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 5 0 7 16
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 3 8 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 5 0 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 3 2 3 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 3 2 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 272 263 308 247 368 1458
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1151 1139 1231 1164 1565 6250


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