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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 360, Dynamic Magnetic 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 351 343 340 378 400 1812
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 60 47 57 61 62 287
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 61 67 55 41 36 260
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 26 31 37 27 138
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 17 17 17 15 72
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 19 17 12 4 69
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 4 4 4 11 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 4 4 6 19
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 4 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 3 4 0 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 2 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 3 2 0 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 540 539 550 570 569 2768
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 405 453 394 378 397 2027
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 60 72 42 50 45 269
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 18 20 20 14 18 90
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 14 20 15 6 13 68
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 5 8 9 8 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 3 5 12 8 33
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 2 7 6 7 29
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 6 4 1 0 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 4 1 3 2 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 0 0 1 0 7
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 542 594 504 490 504 2634
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1082 1133 1054 1060 1073 5402


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