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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (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 202 171 176 257 234 1040
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 147 125 111 107 133 623
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 36 60 47 55 82 280
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 37 56 37 51 40 221
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 45 35 41 42 48 211
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 30 35 24 24 33 146
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 26 35 24 35 139
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 26 22 19 22 25 114
(U.S.) OR OREGON 29 24 31 9 16 109
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 18 18 20 28 108
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 17 22 17 20 102
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 25 25 19 19 100
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 26 17 16 25 14 98
(U.S.) OH OHIO 25 13 8 20 25 91
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 16 18 20 19 90
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 16 7 20 23 82
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 17 14 13 15 81
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 17 20 10 15 75
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 13 5 16 22 67
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 15 12 11 15 62
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 15 13 10 10 11 59
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 9 7 12 19 56
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 11 9 9 9 50
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 4 8 10 5 40
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 8 6 11 6 37
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 5 4 5 5 31
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 6 6 5 5 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 2 3 8 5 27
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 10 7 2 4 3 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 6 5 5 3 24
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 7 2 5 3 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 5 3 0 6 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 3 4 4 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 4 4 3 6 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 5 2 2 3 17
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 1 5 3 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 6 3 2 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 4 0 4 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 0 2 4 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 1 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 910 854 777 898 982 4421
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 212 185 187 206 203 993
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 98 72 70 111 94 445
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 46 37 43 51 43 220
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 35 37 24 34 59 189
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 34 29 34 43 177
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 28 31 29 30 140
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 29 26 21 25 34 135
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 15 15 19 14 77
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 12 21 9 15 13 70
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 9 12 7 25 62
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 14 7 9 12 55
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 14 4 13 6 9 46
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 10 10 11 8 45
(Foreign) INX INDIA 10 7 5 10 12 44
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 9 7 11 9 44
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 10 6 10 7 36
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 3 5 7 6 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 6 3 5 5 24
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 4 5 6 6 23
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 1 4 2 6 18
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 2 3 5 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 1 2 3 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 3 0 3 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 2 4 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 0 3 3 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TDX CHAD 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 605 553 525 637 671 2991
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1515 1407 1302 1535 1653 7412


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