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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 360, Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval

( 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 352 346 469 422 351 1940
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 163 75 136 64 60 498
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 110 76 90 62 61 399
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 29 30 15 12 17 103
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 12 15 20 17 74
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 34 12 13 9 6 74
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 5 14 6 6 51
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 25 10 5 3 1 44
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 10 8 5 1 34
(U.S.) UT UTAH 11 4 5 3 3 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 1 5 9 3 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 4 0 1 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 0 0 1 5 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 784 587 790 623 540 3324
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 560 443 551 412 405 2371
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 17 16 59 50 60 202
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 56 25 22 14 18 135
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 8 7 6 11 39
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 9 9 6 5 7 36
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 4 4 8 14 33
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 10 7 1 3 23
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 4 2 6 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 1 1 3 5 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 4 4 3 2 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 3 2 2 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 4 2 3 4 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 4 6 0 1 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 678 539 680 509 542 2948
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1462 1126 1470 1132 1082 6272


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