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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 326, Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry

( 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 196 173 185 198 196 948
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 35 45 37 49 37 203
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 17 17 26 8 87
(U.S.) OR OREGON 28 16 11 17 13 85
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 12 10 12 13 53
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 12 14 10 5 51
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 9 9 11 13 45
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 8 4 11 11 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 11 8 9 3 33
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 7 7 8 6 31
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 4 8 5 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 4 5 7 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 4 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 0 5 1 2 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 2 2 5 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 3 3 0 3 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 1 5 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 340 341 334 387 348 1750
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 101 71 67 94 100 433
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 12 31 50 63 174
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 16 20 22 30 105
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 20 14 14 27 95
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 14 22 7 9 64
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 4 7 20 9 49
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 7 12 16 9 47
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 5 6 6 4 27
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 7 2 2 6 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 4 5 6 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 1 8 5 17
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 3 7 3 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 0 6 4 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 1 8 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 5 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 205 166 194 264 294 1123
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 545 507 528 651 642 2873


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