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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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 31 36 36 32 29 164
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 24 24 36 42 22 148
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 16 15 15 10 69
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 14 22 14 3 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 6 12 13 7 64
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 20 13 9 11 63
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 11 7 10 4 44
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 12 7 11 6 44
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 7 6 7 6 32
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 12 3 8 3 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 3 8 8 3 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 7 5 6 3 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 4 5 3 6 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 5 7 7 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 3 3 7 4 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 5 7 2 4 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 4 4 7 1 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 4 2 5 3 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 7 4 2 1 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 4 1 2 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 6 3 2 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 2 4 0 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 2 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 233 233 237 234 169 1106
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 15 24 9 5 60
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 12 15 15 9 57
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 13 12 11 8 57
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 8 14 12 4 54
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 2 3 5 15
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 2 1 3 4 10
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 4 1 2 0 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 0 2 0 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AWX ARUBA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 58 77 84 67 47 333
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 291 310 321 301 216 1439


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