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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 1963 - 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 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 2 9 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 5 5 1 1 2 3 2 5 5 7 2 6 12 9 15 25 35 49 94 117 285 338 275 267 352 400 401 2743
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 19 21 15 22 19 28 53 56 60 72 80 80 89 646
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 8 19 27 65 62 62 65 126 90 100 633
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 7 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2 4 4 14 16 13 24 21 52 57 45 62 57 66 79 556
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 6 5 2 6 16 23 16 21 13 44 53 42 48 70 82 75 541
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 1 4 4 8 13 22 33 42 37 27 47 38 22 325
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 4 5 6 6 14 25 32 29 31 30 40 239
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 4 6 11 41 23 17 21 23 26 38 224
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 3 4 4 9 12 1 9 15 22 16 22 26 20 179
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 8 14 20 13 21 18 15 21 144
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 4 3 11 9 12 16 28 32 19 141
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 6 9 5 14 6 17 24 16 114
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 4 4 3 18 6 19 11 19 8 10 112
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 16 15 11 11 14 22 106
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 4 2 4 9 8 7 5 12 19 17 99
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 6 3 3 6 9 7 12 14 18 11 99
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 13 15 6 11 5 15 15 98
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 15 12 10 14 8 12 12 95
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 9 6 3 8 15 16 24 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 4 6 11 9 4 7 13 10 8 86
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 3 1 6 3 6 6 10 12 12 71
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 7 6 3 9 15 12 62
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 5 6 9 4 11 7 5 59
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 4 3 2 7 6 4 31
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 4 2 1 4 5 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 6 4 2 4 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 5 3 3 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 5 1 18
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 1 1 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 0 2 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 3 13
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2 0 2 9 15 6 3 2 14 11 6 1 2 5 6 17 9 6 7 7 7 13 14 20 19 16 41 34 35 61 119 130 174 268 316 754 827 742 761 1035 1090 1113 7719
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 0 5 6 13 15 16 26 28 41 58 73 67 143 122 81 105 133 151 167 1270
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 4 7 5 9 12 21 11 33 29 22 32 200
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 10 10 14 19 21 30 39 35 187
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 12 10 11 13 19 20 16 108
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 10 9 10 15 16 25 99
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 5 4 6 3 8 11 16 15 81
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 7 12 9 15 55
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 6 4 12 6 3 5 48
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 5 3 3 5 7 3 6 42
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 3 4 10 7 1 4 41
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 5 3 6 11 34
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 6 5 5 4 27
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 5 13 25
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 2 6 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 5 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 3 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 6 4 1 1 1 1 0 7 9 1 5 7 16 20 22 27 31 48 84 97 105 212 212 162 246 299 315 380 2328
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2 0 3 9 16 7 4 2 14 13 6 1 3 7 12 21 10 7 8 8 7 20 23 21 24 23 57 54 57 88 150 178 258 365 421 966 1039 904 1007 1334 1405 1493 10047


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