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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2000 - 2004 Utility Patent Grants,
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 382, Image Analysis

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 160 188 170 213 212 943
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 91 139 84 129 157 600
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 51 76 43 40 54 264
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 53 56 45 56 46 256
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 34 37 39 61 73 244
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 18 33 59 70 188
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 31 26 31 43 149
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 14 17 20 34 111
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 22 20 19 23 94
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 20 17 14 22 88
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 14 12 8 17 56
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 7 7 17 17 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 11 13 10 10 55
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 10 5 11 11 54
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 6 8 13 15 52
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 4 9 5 15 44
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 11 6 8 11 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 8 11 7 7 39
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 11 5 6 11 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 9 5 5 7 33
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 9 2 2 9 31
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 4 4 3 9 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 4 7 5 3 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 1 7 2 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 4 1 2 5 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 7 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 0 6 2 11
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 4 0 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 3 3 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 591 740 616 794 917 3658
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 462 453 402 530 540 2387
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 39 32 22 43 36 172
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 29 21 36 40 148
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 30 28 29 32 140
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 18 26 29 35 124
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 14 22 28 35 112
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 16 23 22 21 99
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 17 17 24 15 88
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 11 10 9 22 30 82
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 10 7 15 14 56
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 14 8 10 8 43
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 7 5 10 25
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 10 6 5 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 6 3 2 7 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 0 7 7 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 3 1 4 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 3 3 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 650 670 620 829 859 3628
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1241 1410 1236 1623 1776 7286


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