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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 711, Memory (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 375 384 346 395 480 1980
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 118 139 124 128 122 631
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 69 87 82 92 68 398
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 53 47 61 49 77 287
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 49 49 51 69 62 280
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 35 63 54 64 55 271
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 28 39 53 40 61 221
(U.S.) OR OREGON 33 48 52 38 47 218
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 50 43 40 38 39 210
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 29 46 44 47 42 208
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 11 12 28 22 81
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 19 15 10 14 19 77
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 9 11 9 13 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 11 10 12 9 45
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 7 9 10 9 41
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 12 6 9 5 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 2 11 7 9 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 4 4 9 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 5 3 8 6 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 8 7 4 2 24
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 6 1 4 8 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 1 5 1 1 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 5 1 3 5 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 4 4 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 921 1056 1012 1087 1186 5262
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 315 383 299 312 412 1721
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 35 33 53 66 86 273
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 40 43 43 63 217
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 43 35 37 65 206
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 22 17 27 31 50 147
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 35 25 27 30 145
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 34 17 35 36 140
(Foreign) INX INDIA 19 28 23 34 35 139
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 15 16 17 18 81
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 9 13 6 12 46
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 6 6 10 7 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 7 2 4 7 32
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 4 7 5 10 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 5 4 7 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 2 5 2 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 5 2 1 1 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 6 4 12
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 3 3 3 2 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 3 4 1 10
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 2 4 1 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 551 681 591 665 859 3347
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1472 1737 1603 1752 2045 8609


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