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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 707, DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (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 275 267 352 400 401 1695
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 62 65 126 90 100 443
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 60 72 80 80 89 381
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 42 48 70 82 75 317
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 45 62 57 66 79 309
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 37 27 47 38 22 171
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 32 29 31 30 40 162
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 21 23 26 38 125
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 16 28 32 19 107
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 16 22 26 20 106
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 21 18 15 21 88
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 6 17 24 16 77
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 11 11 14 22 73
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 11 19 8 10 67
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 8 15 16 24 66
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 12 14 18 11 62
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 5 12 19 17 60
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 14 8 12 12 56
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 11 5 15 15 52
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 6 10 12 12 46
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 3 9 15 12 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 7 13 10 8 42
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 4 11 7 5 36
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 7 6 4 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 6 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 1 4 5 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 5 3 3 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 3 5 1 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 4 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 3 0 2 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 5 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 742 761 1035 1090 1113 4741
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 81 105 133 151 167 637
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 21 30 39 35 144
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 33 29 22 32 127
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 13 19 20 16 79
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 10 15 16 25 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 8 11 16 15 53
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 7 12 9 15 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 12 6 3 5 30
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 5 3 6 11 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 10 7 1 4 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 7 3 6 24
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 6 5 5 4 24
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 4 5 13 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 2 6 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 3 4 5 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 4 0 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 4 2 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 3 3 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 162 246 299 315 380 1402
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 904 1007 1334 1405 1493 6143


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