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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 369, Dynamic 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 43 26 35 27 33 164
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 30 39 24 14 7 114
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 3 7 6 7 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 5 8 5 6 25
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 8 3 1 2 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 8 3 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 1 4 1 5 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 2 5 3 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 2 1 6 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 0 5 2 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 0 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 2 4 2 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 117 103 104 89 86 499
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 622 472 795 705 676 3270
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 94 70 136 178 228 706
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 45 74 97 83 327
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 35 19 44 53 35 186
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 7 17 16 12 66
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 6 2 6 4 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 4 2 6 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 2 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 4 2 1 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 815 630 1085 1070 1055 4655
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 932 733 1189 1159 1141 5154


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