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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 703, DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (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 140 102 107 104 108 561
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 64 35 46 43 59 247
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 23 18 21 43 46 151
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 28 30 26 31 32 147
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 37 19 16 21 30 123
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 12 13 11 16 68
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 13 12 8 14 56
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 6 4 17 16 55
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 11 10 8 15 54
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 9 8 10 17 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 10 9 7 8 45
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 10 6 4 7 41
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 5 10 3 11 37
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 5 6 5 4 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 8 4 9 28
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 7 4 5 7 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 7 4 3 2 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 3 6 5 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 0 7 8 24
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 5 5 3 7 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 6 2 3 8 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 2 4 5 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 2 6 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 1 3 3 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 2 6 1 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 452 353 345 385 461 1996
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 72 57 66 61 76 332
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 18 18 16 30 106
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 14 15 22 23 92
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 25 2 12 26 18 83
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 9 8 1 8 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 7 5 6 12 38
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 3 7 7 10 33
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 2 5 3 12 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 6 3 5 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 1 4 2 5 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 1 1 5 1 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 2 4 4 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 0 2 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 2 3 3 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 3 1 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 5 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 0 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 194 129 165 178 232 898
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 646 482 510 563 693 2894


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