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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 704, DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (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 134 128 121 110 121 614
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 80 83 89 104 104 460
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 47 51 46 43 49 236
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 33 35 35 26 49 178
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 32 26 22 31 31 142
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 26 28 27 23 15 119
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 18 23 20 27 108
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 11 10 11 18 76
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 9 10 7 7 42
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 12 3 4 6 36
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 6 4 8 8 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 1 4 6 6 29
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 5 7 7 6 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 7 7 0 5 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 2 6 4 3 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 4 3 3 4 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 1 4 5 3 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 7 5 6 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 7 3 1 3 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 2 2 5 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 6 3 0 0 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 5 4 3 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 4 1 1 4 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 4 2 4 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 505 459 458 433 496 2351
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 152 137 129 127 171 716
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 30 47 24 29 160
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 14 22 30 74 153
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 16 15 20 18 29 98
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 15 16 17 23 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 29 17 15 11 13 85
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 4 14 18 27 70
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 12 7 12 14 16 61
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 9 16 11 14 58
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 4 10 13 15 57
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 11 5 8 12 52
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 11 7 9 11 49
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 10 4 5 6 28
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 5 6 10 24
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 1 5 2 5 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 5 2 1 3 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 1 1 2 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 3 5 2 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 4 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 348 309 344 329 468 1798
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 853 768 802 762 964 4149


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