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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 2008 - 2012 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 345, Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems

( 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 333 419 518 591 709 2570
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 142 178 147 150 137 754
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 43 39 41 59 75 257
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 39 36 48 42 89 254
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 33 47 56 43 63 242
(U.S.) OR OREGON 23 27 38 25 25 138
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 14 22 36 43 126
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 24 11 24 23 38 120
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 19 20 25 24 104
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 25 17 15 20 21 98
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 13 20 18 25 87
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 13 13 16 21 77
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 9 16 8 30 72
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 13 15 8 11 59
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 7 8 17 16 58
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 6 12 14 14 52
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 8 6 12 14 44
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 5 13 5 15 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 7 7 7 9 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 8 7 6 8 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 4 7 6 12 35
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 5 7 5 5 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 7 6 9 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 6 8 4 10 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 9 5 1 7 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 3 3 0 2 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 5 4 2 2 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 6 3 2 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 0 7 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 0 3 0 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 2 0 4 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 5 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 831 945 1111 1168 1458 5513
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 723 749 928 937 1342 4679
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 317 387 551 627 773 2655
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 175 160 284 290 547 1456
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 63 67 105 97 151 483
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 42 47 53 52 91 285
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 32 38 50 126 256
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 49 42 48 73 247
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 23 31 30 42 145
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 16 33 26 45 137
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 15 14 29 28 41 127
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 11 11 23 27 84
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 16 14 11 32 3 76
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 14 12 12 12 19 69
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 4 7 13 18 49
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 8 6 9 11 43
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 8 10 11 36
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 3 8 7 10 32
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 5 6 4 7 25
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 6 3 3 7 19
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 2 5 8 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 2 2 2 6 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 2 1 6 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 5 6 15
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 2 4 0 1 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 6 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1503 1628 2187 2332 3380 11030
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2334 2573 3298 3500 4838 16543


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