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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 463, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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.) NV NEVADA 101 111 129 112 216 669
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 17 35 28 42 144
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 15 17 19 52 118
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 22 12 21 15 47 117
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 9 13 13 35 79
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 6 11 12 33 65
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 6 7 12 22 48
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 9 8 10 11 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 7 4 18 33
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 3 5 4 8 23
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 1 15 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 3 3 2 10 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 4 4 7 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 4 6 2 4 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 8 2 2 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 3 5 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 5 1 1 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 199 218 307 263 559 1546
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 76 61 69 74 164 444
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 13 6 9 23 57
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 7 9 11 12 51
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 4 7 5 11 30
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 1 7 5 8 24
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 2 1 4 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 110 97 106 116 242 671
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 309 315 413 379 801 2217


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