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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 711, Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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 371 355 442 373 384 1925
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 131 108 143 118 139 639
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 70 68 59 68 86 351
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 50 64 56 50 43 263
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 47 48 56 52 47 250
(U.S.) OR OREGON 44 45 71 33 47 240
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 32 47 54 49 49 231
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 26 58 34 63 206
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 29 33 28 39 170
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 15 28 29 46 138
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 25 29 38 19 15 126
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 7 10 8 11 43
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 12 7 12 3 6 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 6 6 9 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 3 3 11 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 6 5 3 8 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 6 6 7 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 3 3 12 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 6 6 1 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 2 4 5 3 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 4 4 2 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 4 2 5 16
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 3 0 5 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 6 2 2 2 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 4 1 3 11
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 2 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 936 893 1125 916 1054 4924
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 197 207 353 313 382 1452
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 33 41 28 39 167
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 19 34 26 43 150
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 17 25 28 35 33 138
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 20 25 28 35 127
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 20 23 32 22 17 114
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 19 17 18 34 101
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 34 10 21 15 15 95
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 9 9 19 28 67
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 8 12 7 36
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 3 6 9 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 0 4 4 6 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 3 3 5 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 3 4 2 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 2 4 4 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 6 0 2 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 3 2 4 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 377 396 599 549 679 2600
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1313 1289 1724 1465 1733 7524


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