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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 31 24 34 28 37 154
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 30 23 28 22 21 124
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 9 11 10 12 57
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 12 7 11 13 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 10 9 5 6 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 8 3 6 10 36
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 12 10 7 3 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 8 7 5 4 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 6 2 8 11 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 6 5 10 3 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 4 7 2 5 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 5 6 3 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 2 5 6 3 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 8 4 2 3 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 8 1 5 3 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 6 3 6 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 4 3 5 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 1 3 7 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 2 3 3 3 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 5 2 1 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 3 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 3 4 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 3 0 4 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 2 4 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 4 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 178 189 184 179 200 930
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 9 11 10 8 48
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 5 7 7 21 48
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 10 6 9 8 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 2 9 11 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 0 1 4 9
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 40 41 38 49 60 228
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 218 230 222 228 260 1158


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