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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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 33 26 12 8 10 89
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 11 22 14 20 86
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 8 5 10 7 34
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 6 2 6 3 22
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 1 2 3 4 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 7 3 5 2 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 6 0 2 4 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 0 4 9 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 97 76 59 62 70 364
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 497 458 382 414 588 2339
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 270 270 290 365 486 1681
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 90 107 80 116 202 595
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 15 8 19 14 71
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 4 4 3 8 26
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 5 5 3 7 23
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 0 2 12 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 1 2 0 4 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 2 0 3 5
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 896 874 780 933 1334 4817
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 993 950 839 995 1404 5181


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