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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 353, Optics: Image Projectors

( 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 39 21 17 29 31 137
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 10 8 23 33 84
(U.S.) OR OREGON 32 20 9 7 5 73
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 6 10 17 5 50
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 3 11 9 28
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 1 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 2 1 0 11
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 0 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 4 3 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 123 81 66 119 115 504
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 138 122 153 263 225 901
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 14 48 72 43 190
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 18 22 11 16 94
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 1 2 11 9 34
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 1 8 6 6 26
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 4 9 7 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 3 4 7 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 2 4 8 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 3 4 2 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 2 1 1 1 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 217 168 249 393 331 1358
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 340 249 315 512 446 1862


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