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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (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 67 61 112 195 208 643
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 70 65 113 114 142 504
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 19 45 55 52 187
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 22 29 48 61 174
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 16 29 39 45 142
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 20 30 27 30 117
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 9 20 35 29 101
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 10 17 24 33 93
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 9 11 28 24 86
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 8 17 23 31 84
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 8 11 21 28 77
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 4 16 20 16 69
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 8 14 17 14 63
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 11 15 30 63
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 6 11 24 16 61
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 8 11 16 12 55
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 7 12 16 12 55
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 6 13 13 16 54
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 9 10 10 14 50
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 10 8 11 11 45
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 5 10 11 6 38
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 8 4 17 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 4 13 11 36
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 7 10 7 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 5 11 10 31
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 5 6 4 7 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 6 4 2 6 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 3 8 3 19
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 6 5 5 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 2 5 5 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 2 6 8 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 3 6 6 17
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 3 9 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 3 8 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 3 0 4 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 345 355 613 851 960 3124
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 67 86 131 179 200 663
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 35 68 81 95 307
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 15 24 28 54 137
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 18 16 30 26 110
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 7 24 27 39 104
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 11 8 16 19 57
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 10 5 9 11 21 56
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 5 12 17 8 43
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 5 8 4 12 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 9 2 9 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 7 2 8 7 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 7 5 7 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 4 4 6 4 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 1 2 11 16
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 5 8 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 2 1 2 6 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 2 9 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 6 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 4 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 3 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 172 216 337 444 555 1724
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 517 571 950 1295 1515 4848


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