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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 386, Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing

( 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 50 38 47 48 90 273
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 9 8 3 11 41
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 10 10 5 2 35
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 6 2 8 9 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 2 5 10 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 3 1 13 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 2 2 10 19
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 3 6 3 2 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 1 1 6 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 3 2 4 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 3 1 3 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 95 88 97 87 177 544
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 297 277 318 405 438 1735
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 47 66 111 53 84 361
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 15 16 9 22 78
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 10 6 10 9 39
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 7 3 7 8 33
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 7 8 6 5 33
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 5 4 3 6 21
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 3 4 3 2 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 391 396 476 509 591 2363
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 486 484 573 596 768 2907


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