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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 111 129 112 216 228 796
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 17 19 52 74 177
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 21 15 47 73 168
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 35 28 42 45 167
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 13 13 35 35 105
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 11 12 33 23 85
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 7 12 22 20 67
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 7 4 18 25 56
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 8 10 11 15 53
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 5 4 8 9 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 3 2 10 11 29
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 4 7 10 26
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 15 3 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 2 4 4 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 8 2 2 5 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 3 3 5 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 3 5 5 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 2 5 3 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 3 3 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 4 1 2 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 3 5 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 3 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 218 307 263 559 643 1990
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 61 69 74 164 197 565
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 6 9 23 17 68
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 9 11 12 27 66
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 5 11 14 41
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 7 5 8 5 26
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 2 3 8 13
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 1 4 4 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 1 0 6 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 2 0 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 4 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 97 106 116 242 303 864
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 315 413 379 801 946 2854


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