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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 710, Input/Output (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 285 215 268 187 207 1162
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 145 114 126 69 75 529
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 65 37 39 32 38 211
(U.S.) OR OREGON 57 37 40 26 25 185
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 51 39 34 19 34 177
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 28 21 44 26 30 149
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 36 25 28 38 18 145
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 25 14 44 24 34 141
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 29 19 19 20 26 113
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 15 22 17 18 94
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 20 17 16 10 6 69
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 10 7 6 7 37
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 6 8 8 4 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 2 5 7 3 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 8 5 2 2 21
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 12 4 2 0 2 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 1 1 1 5 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 6 2 2 1 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 2 0 3 1 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 2 1 4 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 6 1 2 1 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 1 1 4 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 5 3 2 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 2 5 1 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 3 0 3 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 4 0 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 862 623 741 523 567 3316
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 227 144 181 133 162 847
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 56 41 61 40 41 239
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 37 39 30 26 148
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 24 30 19 30 130
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 22 23 16 19 94
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 17 11 8 12 59
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 15 13 5 8 54
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 10 11 8 10 49
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 2 9 5 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 3 4 2 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 4 3 1 4 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 9 0 2 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 2 2 6 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 4 2 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 3 4 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 1 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 398 329 399 287 340 1753
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1260 952 1140 810 907 5069


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