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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 369, Dynamic 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 26 35 27 33 31 152
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 39 24 14 7 17 101
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 8 5 6 5 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 7 6 7 3 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 8 3 2 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 5 3 5 17
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 3 1 2 1 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 1 6 1 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 5 2 3 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 1 5 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 4 2 2 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 4 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 103 104 89 86 77 459
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 472 795 705 676 637 3285
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 70 136 178 228 198 810
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 45 74 97 83 75 374
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 19 44 53 35 26 177
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 17 16 12 12 64
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 2 6 4 4 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 4 2 6 4 16
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 1 2 4 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 2 0 4 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 630 1085 1070 1055 972 4812
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 733 1189 1159 1141 1049 5271


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