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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 22 43 35 33 156
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 19 14 23 19 94
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 3 10 6 11 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 8 2 2 1 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 4 4 7 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 4 5 3 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 4 3 1 1 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 3 2 5 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 2 2 4 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 1 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 96 75 101 96 97 465
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 383 376 483 538 497 2277
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 84 110 170 227 270 861
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 23 36 78 90 241
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 14 18 18 15 82
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 3 16 11 7 41
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 8 5 14 3 36
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 6 7 3 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 4 2 3 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 4 1 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 522 550 753 909 896 3630
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 618 625 854 1005 993 4095


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