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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 341, Coded Data Generation or Conversion

( 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 156 145 173 140 159 773
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 44 62 47 80 67 300
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 16 24 21 20 98
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 13 13 17 22 79
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 12 16 16 8 63
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 11 12 19 9 60
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 8 11 13 9 57
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 7 11 7 12 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 8 11 12 5 45
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 7 5 5 12 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 4 8 6 12 38
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 0 7 9 4 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 4 9 4 3 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 5 7 3 4 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 4 4 7 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 5 2 4 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 3 2 5 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 1 5 2 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 5 0 0 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 352 330 388 376 379 1825
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 138 102 151 156 176 723
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 34 58 56 54 236
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 26 35 33 48 56 198
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 29 35 28 44 169
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 21 29 19 17 103
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 14 11 18 29 85
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 9 18 16 15 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 14 11 10 18 70
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 16 17 10 13 59
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 8 11 9 18 54
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 8 9 10 7 44
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 8 8 10 12 5 43
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 4 3 0 9 27
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 9 7 5 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 4 2 8 3 24
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 5 4 4 3 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 4 1 5 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 2 1 3 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 2 4 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 0 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 367 323 428 427 502 2047
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 719 653 816 803 881 3872


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