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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing)

( 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 254 202 171 176 257 1060
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 126 147 125 111 107 616
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 52 36 60 47 55 250
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 54 37 56 37 51 235
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 50 45 35 41 42 213
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 46 30 35 24 24 159
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 19 26 35 24 131
(U.S.) OR OREGON 28 29 24 31 9 121
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 26 26 22 19 22 115
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 26 17 22 17 111
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 26 12 25 25 19 107
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 23 26 17 16 25 107
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 27 24 18 18 20 107
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 25 13 8 20 89
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 17 16 18 20 85
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 23 13 17 20 10 83
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 22 17 14 13 81
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 16 16 7 20 79
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 19 15 13 10 10 67
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 9 15 12 11 61
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 14 12 11 9 9 55
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 11 12 5 16 53
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 9 9 7 12 48
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 12 6 8 6 11 43
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 13 4 8 10 40
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 5 6 5 5 33
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 11 9 2 3 8 33
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 10 7 2 4 32
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 12 5 4 5 30
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 10 5 7 2 5 29
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 6 6 6 5 28
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 7 5 3 0 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 4 4 3 4 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 2 3 1 5 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 1 6 3 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 4 4 3 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 5 2 2 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 2 4 0 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1031 909 853 777 898 4468
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 250 212 185 187 206 1040
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 113 98 73 70 111 465
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 48 46 37 43 51 225
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 36 37 34 29 34 170
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 34 35 37 24 34 164
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 29 26 21 25 140
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 28 22 28 31 29 138
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 14 15 15 19 71
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 12 21 9 15 63
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 18 14 4 13 6 55
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 15 10 9 12 7 53
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 13 14 7 9 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 8 9 7 11 46
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 6 10 10 11 45
(Foreign) INX INDIA 8 10 7 5 10 40
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 9 10 3 5 7 34
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 3 10 6 10 33
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 5 6 3 5 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 4 5 6 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 1 4 2 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 3 2 1 2 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 1 2 2 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 3 3 0 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 2 0 3 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TDX CHAD 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 677 606 554 525 637 2999
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1708 1515 1407 1302 1535 7467


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