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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 399, Electrophotography

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 70 95 122 84 74 445
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 12 27 40 34 29 142
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 26 16 5 9 2 58
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 6 6 10 6 10 38
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 10 6 7 8 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 4 4 4 5 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 8 2 2 0 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 5 0 0 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 4 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 139 184 206 157 137 823
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 667 858 923 981 1035 4464
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 57 86 87 121 76 427
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 25 13 19 20 93
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 6 6 3 13 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 4 2 7 5 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 4 0 3 10
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 3 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 0 2 3 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 754 988 1039 1140 1161 5082
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 893 1172 1245 1297 1298 5905


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