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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 711, Memory (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 443 374 384 345 395 1941
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 144 118 139 124 128 653
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 59 69 87 82 92 389
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 58 34 63 54 64 273
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 54 49 49 51 69 272
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 56 53 47 61 49 266
(U.S.) OR OREGON 71 33 48 52 38 242
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 60 50 43 40 38 231
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 28 29 46 44 47 194
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 33 28 39 53 40 193
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 39 19 15 10 14 97
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 8 11 12 28 69
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 6 9 11 9 41
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 11 10 12 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 6 7 9 10 38
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 12 6 9 33
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 4 2 11 7 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 8 7 4 27
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 12 3 6 1 4 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 5 3 8 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 3 4 4 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 6 1 5 1 19
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 0 5 1 3 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 1 4 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1132 919 1056 1011 1087 5205
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 353 315 383 299 312 1662
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 28 35 33 53 66 215
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 41 28 40 43 43 195
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 26 43 35 37 175
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 28 35 25 27 141
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 32 22 17 27 31 129
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 18 34 17 35 121
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 19 28 23 34 113
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 15 15 16 17 84
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 6 9 13 6 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 12 7 2 4 33
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 6 6 10 30
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 4 7 5 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 4 5 4 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 2 1 4 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 5 2 1 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 0 2 0 6 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 2 2 5 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 3 4 9
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 3 3 3 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 1 2 4 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 600 551 681 591 665 3088
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1732 1470 1737 1602 1752 8293


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