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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 704, DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (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 95 77 133 128 121 554
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 17 25 80 83 89 294
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 23 47 51 46 200
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 28 16 33 35 35 147
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 15 26 28 27 112
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 13 32 25 22 101
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 11 20 18 23 91
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 12 26 11 10 72
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 7 9 8 10 36
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 3 11 12 3 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 2 7 7 7 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 4 10 2 6 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 3 9 4 3 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 4 3 5 7 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 4 7 3 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 12 1 4 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 4 6 4 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 7 1 4 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 5 6 3 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 1 1 1 7 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 2 0 5 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 3 3 2 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 4 1 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 291 236 504 457 458 1946
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 93 79 152 137 129 590
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 17 29 30 47 150
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 16 29 17 15 94
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 7 18 15 16 68
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 6 16 15 20 62
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 4 13 14 22 61
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 15 5 12 7 12 51
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 10 7 4 14 46
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 3 16 11 5 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 7 11 11 7 44
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 6 8 9 16 43
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 6 15 4 10 40
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 3 10 4 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 3 4 3 1 18
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 5 1 2 5 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 4 1 5 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 5 2 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 4 0 4 1 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 0 3 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 237 189 347 309 344 1426
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 528 425 851 766 802 3372


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