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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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and 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 14 20 17 26 41 118
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 10 5 6 8 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 7 5 5 8 35
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 2 8 10 6 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 9 3 10 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 9 2 3 4 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 3 4 3 4 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 6 3 1 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 2 6 4 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 4 4 2 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 62 70 69 96 111 408
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 414 589 680 823 832 3338
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 365 489 604 588 545 2591
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 116 202 243 237 271 1069
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 12 20 39 50 123
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 14 17 13 16 79
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 7 15 12 10 47
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 8 13 3 6 33
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 2 5 4 8 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 2 8 2 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 5 1 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 4 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 4 0 0 2 7
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 933 1337 1609 1746 1750 7375
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 995 1407 1678 1842 1861 7783


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