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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 355, Photocopying

( 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 34 34 28 21 25 142
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 20 19 17 13 80
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 14 9 10 4 51
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 5 5 5 3 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 3 5 3 3 18
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 6 3 7 1 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 5 2 0 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 78 95 89 74 60 396
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 205 154 180 135 129 803
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 38 50 152 133 150 523
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 23 16 16 29 99
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 6 8 11 11 44
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 6 7 8 3 31
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 3 3 5 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 6 1 0 11
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 2 0 3 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 2 5 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 287 249 379 317 337 1569
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 365 344 468 391 397 1965


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