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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 382, Image Analysis

( 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 212 174 300 276 347 1309
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 157 111 149 142 107 666
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 73 56 149 127 119 524
(U.S.) OR OREGON 70 46 65 52 36 269
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 54 35 54 55 56 254
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 46 30 55 38 59 228
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 43 28 45 35 27 178
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 17 34 27 33 134
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 21 25 35 33 125
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 34 10 21 28 16 109
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 7 20 17 37 98
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 7 24 20 15 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 10 18 16 27 81
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 13 17 16 17 80
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 12 24 12 13 76
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 8 11 12 20 62
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 7 6 18 11 57
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 14 12 7 12 56
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 5 9 7 10 38
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 2 7 14 6 38
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 7 5 7 10 32
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 2 11 7 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 3 2 6 7 25
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 4 3 9 3 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 3 4 4 2 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 1 10 4 19
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 1 2 6 6 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 5 2 4 3 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 3 4 5 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 1 4 4 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 1 1 4 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 5 3 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 4 0 2 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 3 0 2 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 917 658 1086 1032 1073 4766
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 540 416 689 609 697 2951
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 36 35 65 77 92 305
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 47 74 68 72 301
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 35 29 68 37 67 236
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 35 49 48 54 218
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 19 35 61 70 200
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 18 40 40 68 187
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 35 31 35 39 43 183
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 30 13 32 26 20 121
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 5 17 25 49 103
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 4 25 10 22 75
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 5 15 12 12 54
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 7 8 13 11 47
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 6 6 9 12 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 8 7 7 3 28
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 5 8 6 5 27
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 5 3 3 11 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 1 7 6 4 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 2 6 6 5 23
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 3 7 1 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 3 2 0 3 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 2 1 5 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 5 8
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 2 0 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 859 701 1213 1118 1345 5236
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1776 1359 2299 2150 2418 10002


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