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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 326, Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry

( 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 203 205 192 206 153 959
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 49 37 32 37 36 191
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 27 8 10 16 5 66
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 13 14 12 9 61
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 13 6 9 7 52
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 11 14 10 12 4 51
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 5 11 9 11 46
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 11 4 7 3 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 7 8 9 5 34
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 6 8 8 3 33
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 5 6 14 3 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 5 2 11 2 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 3 7 3 4 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 3 6 7 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 2 4 7 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 4 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 0 6 4 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 1 4 5 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 5 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 0 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 394 359 331 390 282 1756
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 95 101 84 119 101 500
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 51 63 55 73 79 321
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 30 29 37 37 155
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 27 14 16 12 83
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 9 14 18 16 77
(Foreign) INX INDIA 16 9 8 20 14 67
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 4 6 11 13 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 11 4 11 7 41
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 6 6 7 10 32
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 8 3 10 8 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 5 1 5 5 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 6 6 4 2 23
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 7 4 5 6 0 22
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 4 5 3 4 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 5 1 1 0 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 4 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 271 298 247 355 321 1492
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 665 657 578 745 603 3248


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