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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 463, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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.) NV NEVADA 128 123 101 111 129 592
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 31 20 22 12 21 106
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 13 22 17 35 102
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 15 15 15 17 76
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 8 9 9 13 55
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 9 9 9 8 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 10 3 6 11 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 7 1 6 7 25
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 5 3 3 3 5 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 5 0 4 6 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 1 1 2 8 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 2 2 7 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 0 3 3 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 1 1 4 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 1 1 5 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 274 237 199 218 307 1235
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 107 91 76 61 69 404
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 20 6 13 6 51
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 8 12 7 9 48
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 3 3 4 7 24
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 1 3 1 7 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 148 133 110 97 106 594
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 422 370 309 315 413 1829


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