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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing)

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 222 195 278 397 363 1455
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 184 262 302 319 218 1285
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 53 57 72 68 84 334
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 34 46 43 66 55 244
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 25 36 46 56 204
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 26 24 44 37 41 172
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 13 19 15 30 97
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 14 18 19 16 72
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 8 13 23 16 71
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 12 13 16 11 64
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 17 11 13 9 60
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 9 9 17 9 60
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 8 8 9 15 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 10 7 11 11 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 5 8 11 15 51
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 5 7 14 10 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 7 10 9 9 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 4 4 10 8 35
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 7 15 4 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 5 5 5 6 31
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 8 3 6 5 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 5 3 9 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 4 4 3 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 6 3 1 5 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 3 3 5 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 4 2 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 0 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 727 764 949 1159 1039 4638
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 140 109 159 190 173 771
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 35 52 80 51 243
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 19 31 69 54 196
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 13 20 38 36 120
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 16 28 32 26 117
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 18 19 28 21 101
(Foreign) INX INDIA 8 3 12 21 33 77
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 6 10 17 10 54
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 8 14 9 18 52
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 6 11 6 13 49
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 10 7 11 9 43
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 2 6 9 8 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 3 6 5 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 5 4 3 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 2 3 5 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 4 2 2 3 12
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 2 3 4 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 1 5 1 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 4 2 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 4 2 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 4 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 290 263 395 555 489 1992
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1017 1027 1344 1714 1528 6630


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