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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 378, X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices

( 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.) WI WISCONSIN 52 55 70 66 30 273
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 51 39 54 44 57 245
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 34 40 40 41 174
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 18 33 20 26 126
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 10 11 13 25 67
(U.S.) UT UTAH 13 0 9 19 12 53
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 8 8 5 6 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 9 5 5 10 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 7 8 8 3 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 6 7 7 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 7 6 4 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 4 5 7 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 7 1 4 4 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 4 4 4 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 2 4 3 16
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 228 222 282 268 268 1268
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 79 91 143 115 114 542
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 51 73 97 96 135 452
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 15 18 9 10 63
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 8 15 11 15 53
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 11 17 10 4 49
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 7 5 18 33
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 6 7 4 6 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 4 7 4 7 31
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 4 6 7 7 31
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 8 4 10 5 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 10 9 5 30
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 3 6 2 1 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 2 2 3 12
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 1 1 3 4 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 2 4 2 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 201 242 349 296 340 1428
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 429 464 631 564 608 2696


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