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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 353, Optics: Image Projectors

( 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 14 43 34 32 20 143
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 26 21 23 39 21 130
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 25 9 12 10 10 66
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 16 14 12 6 61
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 8 8 3 2 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 3 5 3 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 6 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 3 4 0 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 4 4 1 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 100 131 119 123 81 554
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 112 190 189 138 122 751
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 19 28 24 27 18 116
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 24 27 13 14 96
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 4 5 11 1 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 3 5 2 16
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 4 4 5 1 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 3 4 3 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 168 271 262 217 168 1086
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 268 402 381 340 249 1640


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