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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 33 31 33 64 73 234
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 17 13 13 15 65
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 5 6 17 10 41
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 5 6 4 6 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 8 11 2 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 1 4 9 3 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 1 2 4 14 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 1 2 4 8 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 5 1 2 14
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 3 1 0 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 89 77 98 137 145 546
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 676 637 805 898 722 3738
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 228 198 181 157 87 851
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 83 75 122 84 66 430
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 35 26 36 46 17 160
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 12 11 17 17 69
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 4 9 9 4 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 4 11 3 26
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 4 5 3 4 16
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 4 4 5 1 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 3 3 0 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 3 4 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 3 2 7
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1055 972 1192 1247 933 5399
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1144 1049 1290 1384 1078 5945


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