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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 718, Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (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 43 49 65 46 49 252
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 21 20 20 13 24 98
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 16 27 20 21 98
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 18 13 11 7 67
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 8 11 11 12 48
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 3 10 5 7 38
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 7 6 6 11 37
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 5 7 6 8 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 10 6 4 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 1 3 2 5 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 4 4 0 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 5 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 147 142 190 144 164 787
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 18 26 18 21 95
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 10 7 11 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 3 7 5 3 21
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 3 6 4 5 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 4 2 2 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 1 5 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 4 2 2 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 32 38 65 42 55 232
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 179 180 255 186 219 1019


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