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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 714, Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery

( 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 296 268 417 401 399 1781
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 115 101 136 119 170 641
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 39 42 78 56 65 280
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 58 45 53 65 55 276
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 34 24 44 53 86 241
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 37 32 43 54 38 204
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 32 24 39 41 47 183
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 21 33 47 40 163
(U.S.) OR OREGON 29 19 31 36 41 156
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 21 26 26 29 36 138
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 10 23 30 24 105
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 20 22 19 19 24 104
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 14 9 21 31 17 92
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 11 16 21 19 82
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 12 18 15 9 56
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 11 8 11 16 51
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 8 7 14 10 51
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 8 12 11 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 12 10 10 41
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 6 14 6 3 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 11 11 3 3 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 1 5 6 6 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 2 4 3 6 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 3 2 6 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 3 4 5 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 4 4 8 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 2 4 4 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 823 733 1089 1115 1170 4930
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 208 170 300 282 318 1278
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 45 55 75 100 80 355
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 42 37 77 92 96 344
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 31 47 69 57 225
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 30 38 35 45 37 185
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 25 30 30 29 134
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 24 17 34 26 122
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 19 21 23 20 28 111
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 10 16 25 55
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 3 14 11 8 41
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 10 11 12 38
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 5 10 10 6 35
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 8 8 8 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 5 3 8 4 25
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 4 7 5 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 3 3 7 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 6 3 7 17
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 5 5 1 0 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 3 2 4 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 2 3 1 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 1 4 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 4 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 443 439 687 762 775 3106
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1266 1172 1776 1877 1945 8036


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