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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 710, Input/Output (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 188 206 216 268 264 1142
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 69 75 93 113 96 446
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 26 52 54 47 199
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 24 34 45 57 28 188
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 38 18 44 47 34 181
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 32 38 32 35 31 168
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 30 26 35 33 150
(U.S.) OR OREGON 26 24 34 30 30 144
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 34 27 27 27 134
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 18 18 24 19 96
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 7 12 12 14 51
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 6 3 7 12 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 3 2 12 6 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 4 6 6 3 27
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 5 5 11 3 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 2 6 5 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 1 8 2 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 3 4 2 6 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 2 6 2 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 1 3 5 1 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 3 4 5 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 4 4 1 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 1 4 4 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 0 2 4 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 524 566 652 799 696 3237
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 133 163 182 240 237 955
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 40 41 72 81 72 306
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 26 26 52 52 186
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 19 30 31 51 47 178
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 19 23 29 28 115
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 10 19 27 37 101
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 8 17 35 33 98
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 6 8 21 25 62
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 5 10 23 13 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 12 9 13 14 56
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 4 9 1 5 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 1 6 4 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 4 6 4 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 2 3 4 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 4 5 2 2 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 4 3 3 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 4 2 1 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 3 5 0 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 4 3 0 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 4 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 287 341 437 622 594 2281
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 811 907 1089 1421 1290 5518


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