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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 711, Memory (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 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 4 3 2 20 24 14 13 9 14 11 11 4 10 8 6 7 7 3 7 10 12 17 21 15 17 27 27 29 14 35 52 73 89 112 138 200 217 225 234 283 328 372 2724
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 3 9 10 9 7 10 9 18 13 19 27 29 39 56 77 166 131 131 157 156 138 131 1380
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 1 0 3 3 3 1 2 2 5 11 3 9 10 10 9 8 6 13 13 15 24 5 8 16 20 15 17 20 26 32 23 30 20 30 34 50 65 59 92 70 784
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 5 15 26 21 10 14 11 10 8 10 9 12 9 9 8 8 4 6 5 8 14 9 6 7 11 11 8 12 21 10 24 29 17 29 31 26 26 38 41 24 41 648
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 3 8 3 9 6 2 6 4 5 6 9 3 3 3 6 2 6 4 8 12 12 27 33 28 46 47 31 47 401
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 5 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 4 11 15 18 11 24 26 30 47 57 56 50 391
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 2 7 8 2 2 1 1 4 1 4 2 7 3 4 6 7 5 9 5 12 7 2 4 4 3 5 5 8 22 22 18 14 26 17 36 34 24 32 375
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 5 2 4 1 5 12 10 23 28 28 28 17 20 43 49 44 327
(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 1 4 1 4 8 10 13 18 30 23 19 25 156
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 5 8 4 10 10 13 9 15 27 25 142
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 3 7 7 4 3 7 6 3 3 3 1 1 2 4 3 1 0 3 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 6 5 8 6 5 8 9 3 7 139
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 3 9 8 11 20 12 11 20 118
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 5 3 4 6 8 8 14 7 7 7 1 4 2 4 109
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 6 5 5 3 6 9 10 10 7 5 103
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 4 2 6 11 15 4 9 6 5 81
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 4 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 5 1 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 5 4 5 66
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 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 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 5 10 6 5 6 8 4 3 55
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 4 5 4 5 4 11 12 54
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 4 1 0 2 4 2 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 5 1 2 53
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 4 1 1 4 3 5 4 2 0 2 4 4 44
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 6 7 4 4 4 4 43
(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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 3 5 7 2 3 1 5 38
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 28
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 5 1 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7
(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 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7
(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 2 1 0 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 2 1 6
(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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4
(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 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 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 0 0 4
(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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
(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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.) 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 10 9 19 57 66 52 51 36 53 37 43 49 40 41 51 51 43 39 44 52 66 92 91 71 75 90 95 93 81 137 165 230 276 350 411 609 619 647 753 844 863 937 8438
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 6 4 3 1 14 8 4 11 12 8 14 20 19 25 29 31 48 50 44 64 71 99 97 164 116 170 150 149 146 201 224 198 2213
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 5 3 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 0 4 1 2 2 2 0 1 6 5 4 1 3 4 4 6 6 10 14 19 12 16 18 21 20 26 239
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 4 1 4 0 2 4 1 7 3 2 1 4 5 1 2 3 3 6 3 8 7 9 12 9 18 20 23 34 217
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 6 1 2 2 0 3 1 0 5 1 1 2 2 4 5 7 4 14 8 16 2 16 17 19 169
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 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 3 1 0 3 8 8 2 8 7 10 9 10 20 20 110
(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 2 2 5 4 8 12 15 15 11 19 17 110
(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 1 0 0 1 2 1 6 8 12 7 10 17 14 28 107
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4 5 4 2 7 13 8 16 13 86
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 5 5 8 3 47
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 5 1 0 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 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 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 1 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 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 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 15
(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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 2 11
(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 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8
(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 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 8
(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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
(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 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6
(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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5
(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 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5
(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 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4
(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 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(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 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
(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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
(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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
(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 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 4 2 7 4 8 7 3 9 16 10 17 11 8 13 26 18 12 17 22 18 21 34 25 37 39 42 67 58 56 78 90 129 128 215 165 247 225 241 252 331 392 377 3481
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 14 11 26 61 74 59 54 45 69 47 60 60 48 54 77 69 55 56 66 70 87 126 116 108 114 132 162 151 137 215 255 359 404 565 576 856 844 888 1005 1175 1255 1314 11919


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