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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 396, Photography

( 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 24 30 51 44 52 201
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 7 11 7 13 45
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 6 3 4 22
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 8 4 3 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 7 4 6 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 4 6 6 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 6 3 4 2 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 6 3 1 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 3 2 6 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 0 3 6 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 4 3 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 2 2 4 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 2 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 1 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 71 92 128 109 122 522
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 225 360 453 312 209 1559
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 65 61 63 50 259
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 20 36 43 54 34 187
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 12 10 8 5 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 9 13 5 2 31
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 4 8 7 6 29
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 6 8 7 4 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 8 7 2 0 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 5 4 7 3 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 3 3 1 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 4 5 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 293 520 618 479 332 2242
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 364 612 746 588 454 2764


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