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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 348, Television

( 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 160 152 200 156 185 853
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 53 59 74 49 46 281
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 38 23 35 33 38 167
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 17 40 33 21 123
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 15 19 17 25 95
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 18 22 21 17 94
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 12 15 18 17 76
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 9 20 14 13 74
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 5 15 14 10 58
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 10 22 9 5 57
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 9 16 9 9 56
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 4 12 15 8 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 8 5 10 2 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 5 8 5 5 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 3 3 7 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 0 6 2 5 17
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 1 5 1 4 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 1 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 3 4 5 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 0 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 4 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 0 1 3 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 4 2 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 4 0 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 436 376 555 439 446 2252
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 582 521 720 611 827 3261
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 63 44 100 99 117 423
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 27 44 55 64 217
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 21 40 22 36 148
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 23 32 22 15 115
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 13 27 25 23 106
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 13 14 15 14 70
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 14 10 9 18 18 69
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 16 10 13 10 6 55
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 4 8 10 15 53
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 7 5 7 3 26
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 4 5 5 6 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 4 3 4 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 4 3 6 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 3 3 3 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 2 6 2 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 0 4 4 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 6 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 833 715 1038 928 1178 4692
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1269 1091 1593 1367 1624 6944


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