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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 382, Image Analysis

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 188 170 213 212 175 958
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 139 84 129 157 111 620
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 37 39 61 73 56 266
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 76 43 40 54 35 248
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 56 45 56 46 30 233
(U.S.) OR OREGON 18 33 59 70 46 226
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 31 26 31 43 28 159
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 22 20 19 23 17 101
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 17 20 34 10 95
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 17 14 22 7 80
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 12 8 17 13 64
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 5 11 11 21 58
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 7 17 17 7 55
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 8 13 15 12 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 13 10 10 10 54
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 6 8 11 14 50
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 5 6 11 8 41
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 9 5 15 7 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 11 7 7 5 38
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 5 5 7 3 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 7 5 3 7 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 2 2 9 3 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 4 3 9 2 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 7 2 2 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 7 3 3 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 2 5 4 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 6 2 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 4 5 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 3 3 0 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 741 616 794 917 659 3727
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 453 402 530 540 416 2341
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 21 36 40 47 173
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 32 22 43 36 35 168
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 30 28 29 32 35 154
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 26 29 35 29 137
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 14 22 28 35 31 130
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 23 22 21 18 100
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 17 24 15 19 92
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 9 22 30 13 84
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 7 15 14 4 50
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 8 10 8 7 47
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 10 6 5 5 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 7 5 10 5 28
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 0 7 7 5 21
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 3 2 7 1 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 3 3 7 16
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 3 2 2 6 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 1 4 2 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 2 3 5 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 3 3 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 670 620 829 859 700 3678
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1411 1236 1623 1776 1359 7405


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