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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 703, DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (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 41 61 139 102 106 449
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 26 49 64 35 46 220
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 14 28 30 26 103
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 14 37 18 16 97
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 9 22 17 21 75
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 16 16 12 13 65
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 13 9 13 12 54
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 10 11 10 41
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 10 12 6 3 39
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 8 8 5 10 38
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 5 14 10 6 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 11 10 9 35
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 7 5 9 8 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 7 3 4 8 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 7 5 7 4 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 1 10 5 6 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 9 7 4 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 4 6 2 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 5 5 3 19
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 6 4 4 4 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 1 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 3 3 1 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 3 4 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 2 4 2 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 5 3 0 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 3 3 2 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 3 3 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 181 263 448 349 342 1583
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 40 72 57 66 271
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 8 24 18 18 77
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 16 18 14 15 69
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 20 25 2 12 63
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 1 13 9 8 35
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 8 7 5 31
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 0 5 3 7 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 2 3 1 5 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 0 3 6 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 5 1 4 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 2 0 2 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 3 3 0 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 4 1 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 4 0 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 82 109 193 128 165 677
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 263 372 641 477 507 2260


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