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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1999 - 2003 Utility Patent Grants,
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 714, Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 196 192 216 192 234 1030
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 105 95 77 104 129 510
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 44 34 33 33 64 208
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 44 32 38 34 58 206
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 31 33 31 22 41 158
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 20 37 28 39 151
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 25 31 28 38 28 150
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 28 19 21 26 114
(U.S.) OR OREGON 19 18 11 11 35 94
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 13 16 21 32 90
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 23 14 20 16 11 84
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 19 10 13 11 27 80
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 9 17 11 13 59
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 13 12 6 9 10 50
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 11 10 7 14 48
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 6 12 5 7 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 7 4 11 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 3 6 7 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 2 4 6 1 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 4 3 4 2 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 4 2 7 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 1 3 3 5 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 5 1 2 6 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 3 3 1 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 645 592 629 603 820 3289
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 236 218 185 182 203 1024
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 41 37 34 36 37 185
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 28 22 23 44 129
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 23 21 16 35 117
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 21 20 16 16 93
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 17 15 13 20 74
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 11 13 18 21 70
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 7 14 12 22 62
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 3 8 10 6 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 4 10 5 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 6 3 6 4 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 1 1 5 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 2 5 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 3 0 3 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 390 392 350 352 445 1929
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1035 984 979 955 1265 5218

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