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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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 24 34 28 37 20 143
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 23 28 22 21 15 109
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 11 10 12 12 54
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 7 11 13 10 53
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 3 6 10 10 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 10 7 3 4 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 7 5 4 11 35
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 2 8 11 7 34
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 9 5 6 1 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 5 10 3 1 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 7 2 5 7 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 5 6 3 4 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 1 5 3 4 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 6 3 6 6 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 4 2 3 4 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 3 5 3 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 3 7 3 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 5 6 3 2 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 3 3 3 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 5 2 1 2 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 3 4 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 2 4 3 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 2 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 0 4 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 4 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 189 184 179 200 154 906
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 7 7 21 7 47
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 6 9 8 12 45
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 11 10 8 4 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 9 11 7 32
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 0 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 41 38 49 60 50 238
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 230 222 228 260 204 1144


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