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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 2005 - 2009 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 720, Dynamic Optical Information Storage or 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 9 3 6 4 26
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 1 5 0 8 7 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 13 25 11 26 21 96
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 134 159 142 118 110 663
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 35 25 41 22 162
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 32 36 44 24 158
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 8 13 12 33
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 8 4 2 4 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 2 3 1 11
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 207 245 222 228 177 1079
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 220 270 233 254 198 1175


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