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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 382, Image Analysis

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 174 300 276 347 387 1484
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 111 149 142 107 120 629
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 56 149 127 119 103 554
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 30 55 38 59 79 261
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 35 54 55 56 49 249
(U.S.) OR OREGON 46 65 52 36 40 239
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 45 35 27 39 174
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 34 27 33 30 141
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 25 35 33 27 141
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 18 16 27 36 107
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 20 17 37 24 105
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 21 28 16 25 100
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 17 16 17 32 95
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 24 20 15 16 82
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 24 12 13 19 80
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 11 12 20 21 72
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 12 7 12 16 61
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 6 18 11 14 56
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 7 14 6 20 49
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 9 7 10 16 47
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 5 7 10 7 36
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 11 7 10 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 6 7 9 27
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 4 5 9 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 10 4 7 24
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 3 9 3 4 23
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 6 6 5 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 4 4 6 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 4 2 3 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 5 3 4 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 2 4 3 1 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 1 4 6 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 2 2 4 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 4 0 2 4 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 658 1086 1032 1073 1208 5057
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 416 689 609 697 741 3152
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 74 68 72 104 365
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 35 65 77 92 76 345
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 29 68 37 67 64 265
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 35 49 48 54 76 262
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 35 61 70 65 250
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 40 40 68 62 228
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 31 35 39 43 43 191
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 17 25 49 55 151
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 32 26 20 22 113
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 25 10 22 15 76
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 15 12 12 7 51
(Foreign) INX INDIA 6 6 9 12 15 48
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 8 13 11 7 46
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 7 7 3 10 35
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 6 6 5 10 29
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 3 3 11 7 29
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 8 6 5 1 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 7 6 4 3 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 5 6 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 7 1 2 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 5 2 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 0 3 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 701 1213 1118 1345 1407 5784
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1359 2299 2150 2418 2615 10841


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