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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 126 112 127 162 179 706
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 50 43 46 35 30 204
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 20 20 21 37 54 152
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 13 19 30 47 124
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 24 25 13 25 31 118
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 15 15 33 25 112
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 19 10 19 25 93
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 14 19 19 20 83
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 7 7 16 28 77
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 9 10 9 11 44
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 6 8 15 10 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 6 8 14 10 41
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 3 10 8 7 39
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 9 3 7 6 35
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 8 7 9 3 35
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 6 6 13 3 32
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 6 10 7 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 3 9 8 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 4 5 7 27
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 1 0 9 12 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 6 1 8 7 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 3 6 9 24
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 4 6 5 23
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 6 4 2 3 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 4 3 4 3 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 3 7 3 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 4 3 5 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 3 6 5 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 3 3 1 5 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 4 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 5 2 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 3 3 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 433 376 389 548 590 2336
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 114 94 105 103 86 502
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 33 26 11 20 12 102
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 15 9 20 13 72
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 3 8 5 11 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 2 3 5 3 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 5 3 7 3 20
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 1 5 3 6 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 2 6 0 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 1 1 3 9
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 0 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 4 0 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 2 3 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) WSX SAMOA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BFX BURKINA FASO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NAX NAMIBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 205 155 156 186 158 860
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 638 531 545 734 748 3196


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