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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 341, Coded Data Generation or Conversion

( 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 173 140 159 140 150 762
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 47 80 67 39 36 269
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 21 20 15 14 94
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 17 22 12 11 75
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 16 8 18 14 72
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 7 12 17 19 66
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 19 9 9 8 57
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 13 9 6 3 42
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 12 5 6 8 42
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 6 12 7 9 42
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 5 12 2 6 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 4 3 6 4 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 9 4 2 2 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 5 8 6 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 3 4 6 4 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 7 1 7 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 4 0 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 5 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 0 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 388 376 379 311 329 1783
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 151 156 176 138 142 763
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 58 56 54 53 65 286
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 33 48 56 62 52 251
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 28 44 22 38 167
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 29 19 17 21 29 115
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 18 29 20 17 95
(Foreign) INX INDIA 17 10 13 16 18 74
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 11 9 18 15 18 71
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 16 15 15 6 70
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 10 18 12 16 67
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 10 7 10 5 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 7 5 9 5 35
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 10 12 5 1 3 31
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 8 3 9 7 29
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 1 5 3 11 24
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 9 3 9 24
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 3 1 5 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 2 4 7 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 3 6 2 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 4 2 4 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 428 427 502 433 466 2256
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 816 803 881 744 795 4039


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