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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 341, Coded Data Generation or Conversion

( 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 140 159 140 150 116 705
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 80 67 39 36 33 255
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 20 15 14 14 84
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 22 12 11 15 77
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 8 18 14 15 71
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 12 17 19 6 61
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 9 9 8 7 52
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 12 7 9 13 47
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 9 6 3 9 40
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 5 6 8 5 36
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 5 8 6 5 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 12 2 6 0 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 7 1 7 4 23
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 3 6 4 5 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 4 2 2 4 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 4 6 4 2 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 2 1 3 6 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 0 1 3 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 2 5 2 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 376 379 311 329 277 1672
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 156 176 138 142 166 778
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 56 54 53 65 74 302
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 48 56 62 52 57 275
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 44 22 38 26 158
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 29 20 17 30 114
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 17 21 29 18 104
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 18 12 16 16 72
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 18 15 18 9 69
(Foreign) INX INDIA 10 13 16 18 11 68
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 16 15 15 6 11 63
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 7 10 5 3 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 5 9 5 7 33
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 5 3 11 13 33
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 3 9 7 2 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 9 3 9 6 27
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 12 5 1 3 5 26
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 4 7 7 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 3 1 5 4 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 6 2 3 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 4 2 4 1 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 0 1 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 427 502 433 466 481 2309
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 803 881 744 795 758 3981


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