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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 396, Photography

( 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 9 11 8 24 30 82
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 18 13 7 7 62
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 5 2 4 5 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 1 2 4 6 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 1 6 1 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 3 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 2 1 4 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 55 58 49 71 92 325
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 145 143 109 225 360 982
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 8 5 20 65 105
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 3 4 20 36 64
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 4 5 9 12 31
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 1 4 4 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 3 8 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 4 2 0 5 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 2 9 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 4 3 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 1 3 1 0 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 1 6 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 2 3 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 163 170 137 293 520 1283
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 218 228 186 364 612 1608


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