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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 353, Optics: Image Projectors

( 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 25 26 21 23 39 134
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 14 43 34 32 134
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 25 9 12 10 79
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 13 16 14 12 72
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 1 6 3 2 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 8 8 3 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 3 3 3 4 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 4 3 5 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 1 4 4 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 107 100 131 119 123 580
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 113 112 189 189 138 741
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 35 18 24 27 13 117
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 19 28 24 27 112
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 6 4 5 11 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 1 4 4 5 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 4 3 5 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 0 2 3 4 15
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 2 0 3 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 198 168 270 262 217 1115
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 305 268 401 381 340 1695


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