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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (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 137 154 236 220 196 943
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 75 84 137 182 258 736
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 59 73 60 52 56 300
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 40 57 40 25 203
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 20 42 33 46 171
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 14 32 26 24 108
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 21 17 19 13 85
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 23 13 11 8 69
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 13 15 16 9 62
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 11 21 13 8 61
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 17 11 13 10 55
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 9 13 13 12 53
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 8 12 10 17 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 9 13 12 5 47
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 4 12 5 14 35
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 6 8 9 3 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 7 10 5 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 8 1 7 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 3 2 8 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 9 3 3 3 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 4 6 2 3 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 0 6 5 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 2 3 6 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 5 1 5 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 3 4 0 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 4 3 3 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 4 2 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 459 546 760 720 759 3244
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 88 94 119 141 109 551
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 11 29 26 32 107
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 15 19 23 20 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 13 18 15 16 79
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 9 7 15 17 55
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 6 13 13 12 45
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 9 8 6 10 37
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 11 11 6 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 5 13 6 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 8 3 3 18
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 4 5 2 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 4 2 7 3 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 3 1 2 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 2 3 7 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 3 1 4 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 156 185 264 291 258 1154
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 615 731 1024 1011 1017 4398


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