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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 713, Support (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 180 183 336 315 352 1366
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 101 87 144 123 150 605
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 46 97 134 138 441
(U.S.) OR OREGON 36 43 61 61 57 258
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 24 37 49 50 47 207
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 33 41 51 34 43 202
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 31 20 43 32 49 175
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 28 50 20 33 149
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 14 21 30 21 99
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 17 22 24 18 95
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 17 23 17 25 88
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 15 30 17 10 79
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 16 20 13 14 75
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 10 17 9 16 58
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 6 16 15 13 52
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 9 16 11 10 50
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 9 14 9 11 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 7 14 9 11 47
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 5 7 4 10 34
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 7 3 3 7 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 3 4 6 12 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 5 3 4 3 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 2 2 7 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 2 5 2 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 3 4 3 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 572 652 1067 979 1083 4353
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 129 141 273 275 296 1114
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 28 53 52 80 223
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 26 35 51 59 187
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 18 39 39 49 158
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 20 38 37 45 153
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 22 24 35 46 144
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 15 25 31 50 134
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 9 18 31 26 89
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 6 13 16 20 60
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 4 3 13 21 48
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 8 12 14 42
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 8 5 7 9 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 3 9 6 7 32
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 7 13 22
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 2 5 7 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 8 6 2 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 5 5 3 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 3 5 3 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 0 2 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 2 2 3 0 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 3 0 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 3 3 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 252 324 573 660 766 2575
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 824 976 1640 1639 1849 6928


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