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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 396, Photography

( 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 79 57 53 50 17 256
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 14 19 21 9 76
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 9 11 9 6 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 3 10 5 1 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 7 9 5 24
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 3 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 0 3 3 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 4 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 0 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 121 111 123 121 55 531
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 351 408 285 265 145 1454
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 6 12 11 7 43
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 13 7 8 7 4 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 6 18 6 1 37
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 9 11 5 1 35
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 7 2 6 1 21
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 3 6 1 12
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 3 2 2 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 3 3 0 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 400 459 351 316 163 1689
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 521 570 474 437 218 2220


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