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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 355, Photocopying

( 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 34 28 21 25 14 122
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 19 17 13 8 77
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 9 10 4 3 40
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 5 5 3 1 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 3 7 1 2 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 5 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 95 89 74 60 35 353
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 154 180 135 129 114 712
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 50 152 133 150 95 580
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 16 16 29 18 102
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 8 11 11 9 45
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 7 8 3 3 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 3 5 2 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 6 1 0 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 2 5 2 9
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 0 3 0 3 8
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 3 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 249 379 317 337 248 1530
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 344 468 391 397 283 1883


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