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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 345, Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 347 496 388 333 419 1983
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 75 166 141 142 177 701
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 60 73 57 38 36 264
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 50 69 48 33 47 247
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 45 60 50 43 39 237
(U.S.) OR OREGON 34 51 40 23 28 176
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 38 45 14 25 17 139
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 25 20 16 19 96
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 20 16 24 11 81
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 24 15 11 13 77
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 14 13 14 13 70
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 15 13 11 14 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 12 11 12 13 58
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 11 4 9 9 48
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 8 16 10 7 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 13 7 6 7 40
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 6 9 6 8 38
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 11 5 6 6 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 9 10 5 3 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 6 7 11 3 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 7 10 4 5 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 9 6 4 8 30
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 6 3 8 5 29
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 9 4 6 4 28
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 5 4 3 9 27
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 6 3 5 5 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 3 1 1 6 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 2 2 4 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 5 0 3 0 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 1 4 0 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 4 0 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 3 3 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 846 1198 930 830 945 4749
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 705 1014 826 723 749 4017
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 115 237 219 317 387 1275
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 84 148 145 175 161 713
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 48 59 76 63 67 313
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 51 47 56 42 47 243
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 37 45 40 35 49 206
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 35 29 19 23 132
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 15 23 27 16 13 94
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 21 17 16 17 16 87
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 19 17 10 32 83
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 11 16 15 14 64
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 14 11 14 12 59
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 8 15 12 11 53
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 5 7 9 8 37
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 12 6 6 2 28
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 7 4 7 4 24
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 8 3 3 5 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 7 3 4 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 4 4 2 16
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 5 4 3 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 5 3 0 3 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 0 6 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1158 1737 1545 1503 1628 7571
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2004 2935 2475 2333 2573 12320


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