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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 712, Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (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 98 107 120 136 134 595
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 67 80 54 77 74 352
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 16 16 26 19 90
(U.S.) OR OREGON 16 18 13 15 13 75
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 11 8 24 31 74
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 13 13 18 21 72
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 7 11 12 17 56
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 6 5 3 3 26
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 7 2 7 3 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 4 6 3 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 5 4 2 5 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 1 1 4 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 2 0 2 6 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 1 6 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 3 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 243 292 265 345 352 1497
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 51 47 62 64 260
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 29 29 49 43 167
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 11 16 21 9 65
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 6 9 10 4 42
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 9 7 1 10 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 7 8 6 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 3 5 9 7 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 4 6 5 9 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 6 0 2 4 15
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 1 1 4 2 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 5 2 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 1 5 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 108 132 140 185 169 734
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 351 424 405 530 521 2231


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