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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 700, DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (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 113 123 134 109 99 578
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 92 79 90 56 53 370
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 33 27 31 29 26 146
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 37 28 31 23 26 145
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 28 21 28 27 25 129
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 21 25 24 18 106
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 14 33 16 24 101
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 19 33 13 12 94
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 28 13 20 13 20 94
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 19 23 11 15 85
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 14 25 17 12 84
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 24 8 14 11 13 70
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 8 15 13 12 62
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 12 16 12 8 61
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 11 12 11 8 57
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 8 6 12 6 51
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 5 16 8 9 48
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 6 6 8 10 43
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 10 9 5 13 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 5 11 9 5 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 6 4 6 9 32
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 11 6 4 5 5 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 7 6 3 8 30
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 4 7 6 0 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 9 7 3 25
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 8 3 7 5 2 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 2 9 2 5 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 5 4 1 4 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 4 7 0 1 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 6 4 4 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 4 4 3 3 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 4 5 5 18
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 1 2 6 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 2 1 1 2 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 4 2 0 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 3 1 1 1 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 632 516 666 496 481 2791
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 248 247 320 235 197 1247
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 65 74 99 75 67 380
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 43 64 40 25 210
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 15 25 21 16 96
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 14 23 14 20 86
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 9 18 10 16 65
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 12 7 5 7 52
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 7 14 10 11 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 11 10 6 2 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 9 5 8 6 38
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 3 16 2 4 35
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 3 12 6 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 8 8 4 3 29
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 3 5 1 3 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 3 8 3 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 3 4 2 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 5 1 1 2 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 0 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 2 3 3 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 2 4 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 1 4 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 3 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 493 481 635 473 416 2498
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1125 997 1301 969 897 5289


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