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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 1963 - 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 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 17 23 23 10 28 30 34 39 37 41 23 27 17 29 31 13 18 27 12 12 19 10 19 15 25 15 28 20 14 15 24 20 9 16 33 22 25 14 20 14 14 14 9 10 4 3 934
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 8 14 17 6 7 7 12 18 26 28 15 9 16 19 18 15 12 6 8 6 12 16 12 14 5 3 3 7 4 3 9 6 3 10 3 10 13 12 13 25 34 34 28 21 25 14 614
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 7 13 8 12 4 17 11 10 15 11 12 5 5 6 10 7 9 2 2 1 1 2 7 4 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 205
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 6 5 13 6 9 12 13 13 14 11 4 5 3 5 6 3 2 4 2 6 2 1 2 2 1 7 2 4 3 0 3 2 0 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 0 3 1 200
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 0 5 1 2 2 3 5 5 4 2 1 2 3 8 0 4 1 7 2 8 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 9 11 20 19 17 13 8 185
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 2 7 4 2 4 6 3 8 7 3 3 1 2 6 4 16 8 11 5 6 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 3 1 2 2 0 5 4 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 171
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 10 4 2 0 7 8 7 9 6 6 7 1 8 2 1 7 4 7 2 3 6 0 2 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 145
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 1 1 4 1 3 4 3 2 5 5 3 1 4 1 6 1 3 2 5 3 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 4 5 1 6 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 102
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 6 4 4 3 4 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 5 6 1 6 3 7 1 2 94
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 4 3 1 3 3 2 5 7 3 4 4 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 4 4 1 2 3 2 4 2 3 6 3 3 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 4 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 76
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 8 2 3 5 3 4 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 52
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 5 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 50
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 45
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 44
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 5 4 3 5 3 3 2 37
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 5 2 0 0 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 5 3 1 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 28
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 24
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 48 67 101 101 63 76 101 115 133 153 140 100 79 62 88 104 72 86 78 70 54 76 59 62 61 52 52 59 65 40 31 64 51 22 49 55 60 57 56 58 73 78 95 89 74 60 35 3424
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 1 5 2 1 2 8 14 22 22 29 25 30 29 28 37 21 27 33 40 45 62 60 99 116 119 176 216 184 146 82 78 80 62 123 141 170 137 224 157 170 205 154 180 135 129 114 3940
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 0 1 2 7 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 5 6 16 23 38 50 152 133 150 95 723
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 11 9 18 8 8 11 20 21 20 25 14 14 17 15 29 13 20 13 9 9 10 12 23 16 11 6 2 9 15 5 5 7 2 6 10 8 7 11 9 9 15 23 16 16 29 18 616
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 4 9 4 6 4 10 8 8 9 8 2 6 1 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 3 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 0 162
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 4 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 9 2 8 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 5 1 6 2 4 3 3 0 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 101
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 0 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 1 1 2 2 5 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 3 0 3 95
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 5 3 3 2 2 1 8 6 8 11 11 9 78
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 2 4 2 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 66
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 3 9 3 7 6 7 8 3 3 58
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 6 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 4 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 45
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 3 5 2 39
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 2 32
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 21 19 27 36 24 27 44 56 63 71 71 54 66 56 73 101 54 77 65 67 68 89 97 147 149 139 198 233 215 177 93 94 98 71 142 169 190 168 261 208 222 287 249 379 317 337 248 6117
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 69 86 128 137 87 103 145 171 196 224 211 154 145 118 161 205 126 163 143 137 122 165 156 209 210 191 250 292 280 217 124 158 149 93 191 224 250 225 317 266 295 365 344 468 391 397 283 9541


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