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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 712, Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (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 94 85 99 97 106 481
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 60 63 70 67 80 340
(U.S.) OR OREGON 18 23 23 16 18 98
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 20 12 9 7 66
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 9 11 13 16 64
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 15 18 7 13 59
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 10 8 9 6 49
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 6 4 0 11 23
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 5 4 2 7 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 5 2 4 3 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 2 0 3 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 1 1 5 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 256 258 262 242 291 1309
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 59 36 45 36 52 228
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 14 29 17 29 101
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 6 5 8 11 48
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 7 7 8 9 40
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 1 6 13 6 31
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 3 3 4 19
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 5 2 3 3 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 5 4 3 12
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 1 3 6 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 0 3 3 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 113 78 112 108 133 544
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 369 336 374 350 424 1853


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