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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 207 216 253 201 170 1047
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 142 130 125 146 125 668
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 52 54 52 36 59 253
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 42 37 53 37 56 225
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 61 40 46 30 35 212
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 30 36 50 45 35 196
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 33 31 29 26 17 136
(U.S.) OR OREGON 31 22 28 29 24 134
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 29 30 27 19 26 131
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 30 19 26 26 22 123
(U.S.) OH OHIO 28 27 23 25 13 116
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 25 23 26 17 103
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 17 27 24 18 100
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 20 26 12 25 99
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 17 20 16 16 92
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 13 23 13 17 82
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 18 14 17 16 81
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 13 15 22 16 77
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 12 19 15 13 69
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 12 14 9 15 62
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 10 11 9 9 56
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 10 14 12 11 53
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 9 12 5 6 46
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 12 12 6 8 44
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 6 9 11 12 43
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 11 6 9 10 7 43
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 9 10 5 7 39
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 7 11 9 2 37
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 8 4 12 5 35
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 6 5 13 4 31
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 5 9 7 5 29
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 7 5 6 6 27
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 9 5 4 2 3 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 7 3 0 4 21
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 7 3 2 1 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 0 0 4 4 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 1 4 5 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 1 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 1 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 0 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 955 917 1028 907 850 4657
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 199 209 250 212 185 1055
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 95 90 113 98 73 469
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 54 50 48 46 37 235
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 39 27 36 37 34 173
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 33 33 35 37 164
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 34 39 29 26 147
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 21 26 28 22 28 125
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 10 8 14 15 59
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 11 9 18 14 4 56
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 14 14 10 9 55
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 3 6 12 21 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 4 8 13 14 48
(Foreign) INX INDIA 8 10 8 10 7 43
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 8 8 6 10 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 11 8 9 35
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 4 9 10 3 33
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 3 4 3 10 26
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 9 4 2 2 4 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 4 5 6 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 5 3 2 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 4 3 5 1 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 3 4 1 2 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TDX CHAD 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 554 565 675 606 554 2954
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1509 1482 1703 1513 1404 7611


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