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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 365, Static Information Storage and Retrieval

( 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 420 417 440 428 487 2192
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 140 123 106 97 112 578
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 76 77 72 87 80 392
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 38 53 48 52 53 244
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 25 21 51 86 207
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 38 54 36 46 25 199
(U.S.) OR OREGON 44 26 27 18 36 151
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 18 16 24 18 94
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 29 21 13 16 8 87
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 14 11 18 9 66
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 7 7 15 13 51
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 10 7 9 10 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 4 7 4 5 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 5 0 3 12 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 4 1 4 5 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 4 3 3 8 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 5 4 4 3 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 4 2 4 3 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 3 6 3 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 5 0 3 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 3 3 0 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 903 885 850 902 989 4529
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 640 595 583 629 670 3117
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 368 412 534 723 667 2704
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 137 153 155 180 160 785
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 94 103 61 81 60 399
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 45 49 49 38 38 219
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 33 35 36 35 169
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 8 23 34 46 123
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 23 18 30 38 120
(Foreign) INX INDIA 11 17 10 15 9 62
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 8 18 13 9 56
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 9 10 7 11 44
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 7 7 2 9 37
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 6 7 3 7 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 5 3 3 1 13
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 5 5 2 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 1 5 1 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 3 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 3 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1392 1441 1529 1820 1766 7948
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2295 2326 2379 2722 2755 12477


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