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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 710, Input/Output (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 269 188 207 216 268 1148
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 126 69 75 93 113 476
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 44 24 34 45 57 204
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 39 32 38 32 35 176
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 28 38 18 44 47 175
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 20 26 52 54 171
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 44 26 30 26 35 161
(U.S.) OR OREGON 40 26 24 34 30 154
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 34 19 34 27 27 141
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 17 18 18 24 99
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 6 7 12 12 44
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 16 10 6 3 7 42
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 8 4 6 6 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 7 3 2 12 29
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 5 5 11 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 2 2 1 8 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 3 2 6 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 5 1 3 5 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 1 4 4 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 3 2 2 6 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 0 3 4 2 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 2 1 4 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 0 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 2 3 4 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 4 1 2 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 4 0 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 742 524 566 652 799 3283
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 183 133 163 182 240 901
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 61 40 41 72 81 295
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 30 26 26 52 173
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 30 19 30 31 51 161
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 16 19 23 29 110
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 5 8 17 35 78
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 8 10 19 27 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 8 12 9 13 53
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 9 5 10 23 49
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 6 8 21 39
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 9 0 2 4 6 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 4 9 1 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 4 1 6 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 2 2 4 2 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 2 2 3 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 4 5 2 12
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 1 3 5 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 4 3 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 4 3 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 1 4 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 401 287 341 437 622 2088
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1143 811 907 1089 1421 5371


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