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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 1963 - 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 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 3 3 9 13 5 2 7 2 9 7 4 4 7 14 10 10 14 8 4 7 6 8 11 13 12 26 35 26 49 56 59 49 64 58 110 190 164 160 188 170 213 212 2021
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 8 25 29 12 6 11 18 20 3 9 8 8 13 10 8 6 5 2 5 0 7 16 17 15 18 20 23 50 28 38 41 31 57 49 95 91 91 139 84 129 157 1407
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 4 5 7 6 1 5 2 4 2 4 0 1 0 1 4 0 4 6 1 2 3 4 7 8 5 4 6 18 14 11 17 10 23 27 56 57 53 56 45 56 46 590
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 5 3 2 0 1 1 2 2 5 5 5 5 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 5 6 11 6 11 9 11 20 21 10 14 9 21 24 44 46 51 76 43 40 54 580
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 3 2 5 2 6 15 38 38 34 37 39 61 73 364
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 7 6 7 0 3 3 8 1 6 4 5 3 8 4 13 9 11 6 12 13 18 12 18 18 31 26 31 43 348
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 5 3 18 10 8 18 33 59 70 245
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 5 4 5 5 4 6 6 7 15 30 19 26 14 17 20 34 234
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 22 9 1 1 4 5 3 5 3 4 0 3 2 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 2 4 3 5 0 5 5 6 6 6 7 4 11 13 7 7 7 17 17 215
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 4 5 6 3 2 7 1 10 7 4 5 6 5 3 2 9 8 7 10 8 8 5 16 8 7 11 6 8 11 204
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 1 4 4 3 0 3 4 10 3 1 2 3 1 2 6 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 3 2 2 4 5 3 8 5 4 6 10 16 11 11 13 10 10 186
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 13 11 6 6 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 3 3 6 4 4 2 2 4 6 4 5 6 4 10 6 8 13 15 175
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 7 2 0 6 5 9 12 10 22 20 19 23 158
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 7 13 15 20 17 14 22 148
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 4 1 5 5 3 1 2 5 5 6 20 18 17 10 5 11 11 143
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 5 0 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 0 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 5 4 3 12 4 0 4 3 5 11 4 9 5 15 133
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 2 5 1 3 2 4 3 3 4 5 11 5 8 5 6 8 11 7 7 125
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 2 6 5 11 3 6 4 5 10 6 11 5 6 11 118
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 3 5 6 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 10 3 5 14 12 8 17 108
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 5 0 2 3 3 2 4 0 4 2 3 7 3 12 6 4 4 3 9 87
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 4 2 4 10 12 7 9 5 5 7 76
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 7 9 9 2 2 9 53
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 6 3 1 2 1 7 3 41
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 4 4 1 7 2 36
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 4 7 5 3 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 3 28
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 27
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 4 4 1 2 5 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 3 1 4 3 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 4 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 6 2 20
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 4 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 1 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 3 12
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 10
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 28 22 77 74 41 18 42 58 70 38 50 40 34 52 47 61 40 33 40 32 40 51 79 86 85 102 123 125 215 199 191 219 206 268 331 633 610 591 740 616 794 917 8118
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 7 13 13 4 16 12 13 21 14 15 17 14 21 16 31 50 49 83 100 129 144 200 196 178 143 145 207 232 500 525 462 453 402 530 540 5500
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 1 0 11 0 2 2 4 8 7 5 7 3 0 0 3 4 5 5 2 5 8 12 6 10 6 5 9 13 6 9 9 6 8 12 26 28 22 29 21 36 40 400
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 4 2 4 2 2 6 14 2 4 4 4 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 2 3 5 7 9 6 6 9 15 9 10 8 16 15 20 16 21 30 28 29 32 358
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 5 2 4 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 4 4 3 2 7 10 7 17 8 18 10 7 12 12 20 28 16 18 26 29 35 331
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 6 8 9 10 39 61 39 32 22 43 36 316
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 4 4 2 4 4 6 5 6 6 3 4 6 3 7 17 17 17 16 23 22 21 206
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 6 11 17 15 13 14 22 28 35 179
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 5 6 0 4 11 20 15 17 17 24 15 143
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 4 4 3 3 2 8 6 10 10 7 15 14 127
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 6 4 11 10 9 22 30 100
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 3 7 2 3 14 8 10 8 79
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 2 3 3 46
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 7 5 10 46
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 7 2 3 6 3 2 7 43
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 6 5 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 4 20
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 7 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 5 1 10 19 8 9 6 19 41 27 21 36 28 28 29 27 29 29 26 32 27 55 79 71 116 135 165 185 258 239 236 198 201 278 322 687 741 650 670 620 829 859 8051
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 33 23 87 93 49 27 48 77 111 65 71 76 62 80 76 88 69 62 66 64 67 106 158 157 201 237 288 310 473 438 427 417 407 546 653 1320 1351 1241 1410 1236 1623 1776 16169


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