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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 708, Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers)

( 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 73 60 79 53 58 323
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 21 19 18 28 105
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 8 18 8 12 53
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 7 14 8 7 44
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 8 10 8 9 44
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 6 6 5 5 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 2 6 6 4 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 5 5 1 7 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 1 4 3 6 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 4 2 6 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 6 1 7 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 4 2 2 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 4 0 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 0 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 4 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 2 0 4 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 171 145 202 122 171 811
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 43 26 43 33 40 185
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 11 16 12 18 62
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 8 11 15 10 56
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 3 15 5 13 43
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 9 14 5 7 41
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 5 13 6 5 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 5 5 6 6 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 4 11 7 2 31
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 5 5 6 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 1 5 3 4 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 5 2 5 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 4 1 3 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 3 1 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 4 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 113 85 157 112 131 598
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 284 230 359 234 302 1409


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