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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 360, Dynamic Magnetic 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 346 469 422 351 343 1931
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 75 136 64 60 47 382
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 76 90 62 61 66 355
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 30 15 12 17 26 100
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 15 20 17 19 83
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 13 9 6 17 57
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 14 6 6 4 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 8 5 1 4 28
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 10 5 3 1 2 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 5 9 3 2 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 5 3 3 1 16
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 1 5 2 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 587 790 623 540 538 3078
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 443 551 412 405 453 2264
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 16 59 50 60 72 257
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 25 22 14 18 20 99
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 4 8 14 20 50
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 7 6 11 5 37
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 9 6 5 7 2 29
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 7 1 3 6 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 4 2 6 0 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 2 2 4 4 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 4 3 2 2 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 3 5 3 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 2 2 2 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 6 0 1 1 12
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 539 680 508 542 594 2863
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1126 1470 1131 1082 1132 5941


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