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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 273, 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 29 19 30 24 34 136
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 22 30 30 23 28 133
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 16 11 12 7 56
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 7 15 9 11 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 7 8 10 9 38
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 4 6 8 7 36
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 1 4 12 10 33
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 4 9 8 3 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 7 7 4 7 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 3 6 2 5 23
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 5 3 6 2 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 5 7 4 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 4 4 5 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 1 6 5 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 6 2 3 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 1 8 1 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 2 0 6 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 1 4 4 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 1 4 5 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 4 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 169 149 177 188 184 867
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 9 10 9 11 48
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 7 8 5 7 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 7 8 10 6 35
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 10 4 3 3 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 1 3 0 10
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 1 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 47 40 40 41 38 206
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 216 189 217 229 222 1073


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