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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 704, DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (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 128 121 110 121 175 655
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 83 89 104 104 91 471
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 51 46 43 49 73 262
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 35 35 26 49 38 183
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 23 20 27 54 142
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 26 22 31 31 26 136
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 27 23 15 23 116
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 10 11 18 12 62
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 10 7 7 6 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 8 8 13 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 7 7 6 6 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 3 4 6 2 27
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 7 5 6 6 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 7 0 5 3 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 6 4 3 6 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 6 6 4 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 3 4 4 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 3 1 3 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 5 3 3 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 5 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 1 1 4 4 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 4 2 4 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 2 5 0 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 3 0 0 0 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 459 458 433 496 574 2420
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 137 129 127 171 191 755
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 22 30 74 52 192
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 47 24 29 50 180
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 15 20 18 29 30 112
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 16 17 23 32 103
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 15 11 13 22 78
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 14 18 27 12 75
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 16 11 14 14 64
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 12 14 16 11 60
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 10 13 15 13 55
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 7 9 11 12 50
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 5 8 12 12 48
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 5 6 10 16 39
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 4 5 6 7 32
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 5 2 5 6 19
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 5 2 5 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 2 1 3 3 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 1 2 3 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 2 0 3 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 1 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 309 344 329 468 505 1955
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 768 802 762 964 1079 4375


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