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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 347, Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information

( 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.) OR OREGON 85 87 40 52 66 330
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 81 52 59 50 42 284
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 72 47 69 43 48 279
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 35 43 52 46 31 207
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 42 33 16 18 13 122
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 11 10 10 2 47
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 8 16 10 3 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 8 7 16 2 40
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 3 4 13 8 35
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 5 5 6 1 26
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 6 3 9 2 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 5 7 3 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 6 2 7 2 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 3 8 5 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 3 6 2 3 19
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 4 4 3 2 15
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 5 4 1 0 0 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 3 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 0 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 402 340 316 309 245 1612
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 654 713 797 965 976 4105
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 132 267 270 374 279 1322
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 36 47 51 75 79 288
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 20 28 19 32 119
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 13 14 14 9 64
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 24 13 8 10 3 58
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 14 11 11 10 58
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 11 5 13 14 50
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 9 11 5 2 3 30
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 5 10 2 5 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 2 7 11 2 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 5 5 7 7 25
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 4 8 3 2 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 5 2 3 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 4 2 2 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 2 2 4 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 5 1 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 934 1143 1238 1517 1432 6264
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1336 1483 1554 1826 1677 7876


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