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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 66 46 49 65 103 329
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 27 20 21 17 44 129
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 13 24 19 37 113
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 12 7 16 23 71
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 11 12 14 17 65
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 6 11 6 21 50
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 5 7 12 10 44
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 6 4 8 6 34
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 6 8 5 3 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 5 8 5 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 3 5 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 5 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 1 3 0 5 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 0 4 0 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 191 145 165 196 295 992
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 18 21 21 44 130
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 4 5 9 21 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 7 11 3 8 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 5 3 10 9 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 2 1 9 18
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 5 6 4 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 2 2 2 1 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 65 42 55 65 115 342
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 256 187 220 261 410 1334


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