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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 713, Support (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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 315 352 356 468 393 1884
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 123 150 174 166 197 810
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 134 138 175 181 106 734
(U.S.) OR OREGON 61 57 67 68 66 319
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 50 47 32 50 61 240
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 34 43 35 52 67 231
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 33 49 35 56 47 220
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 33 34 34 32 153
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 30 21 17 24 31 123
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 18 17 29 27 115
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 25 17 24 25 108
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 10 18 20 18 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 11 13 25 20 78
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 15 13 15 13 21 77
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 16 12 13 21 71
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 10 13 16 10 60
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 14 8 8 12 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 11 19 11 5 55
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 10 13 15 11 53
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 12 6 5 9 38
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 7 7 7 9 32
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 7 6 7 7 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 3 5 6 19
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 2 3 2 7 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 4 7 2 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 3 2 4 5 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 4 3 4 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 5 7 2 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 2 6 7 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 2 2 5 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 2 4 3 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 3 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 980 1083 1132 1348 1251 5794
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 275 296 282 355 321 1529
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 52 80 69 72 93 366
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 31 50 51 67 91 290
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 51 59 45 58 54 267
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 45 55 62 53 252
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 39 50 39 48 49 225
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 35 46 31 44 41 197
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 13 26 41 45 132
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 31 26 17 18 34 126
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 16 20 17 20 21 94
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 21 13 25 21 93
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 7 13 12 28 65
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 14 20 6 13 65
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 9 15 15 12 58
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 7 12 8 8 41
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 2 3 6 8 25
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 3 7 4 5 24
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 2 6 3 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 3 1 4 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 3 1 1 3 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 0 5 3 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 3 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 0 1 3 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 660 767 733 890 923 3973
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1640 1850 1865 2238 2174 9767


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