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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 345, Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems

( 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 402 347 496 388 333 1966
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 81 75 166 141 142 605
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 70 60 73 57 38 298
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 53 45 60 50 43 251
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 46 50 69 48 33 246
(U.S.) OR OREGON 37 34 51 40 23 185
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 30 38 44 14 25 151
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 25 16 25 20 16 102
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 10 20 16 24 83
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 16 14 13 14 75
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 14 24 15 11 73
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 11 15 13 11 61
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 10 12 11 12 53
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 15 11 4 9 51
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 7 8 16 10 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 7 13 7 6 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 6 9 10 5 38
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 4 7 10 4 37
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 9 11 5 6 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 5 6 7 11 34
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 7 6 3 8 34
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 9 6 9 6 34
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 5 9 4 7 33
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 3 9 6 4 31
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 5 6 3 5 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 6 5 4 3 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 6 3 1 1 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 3 5 0 3 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 4 1 4 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 3 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 4 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 940 846 1197 930 831 4744
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 761 705 1014 826 723 4029
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 100 115 237 219 317 988
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 90 84 148 145 175 642
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 44 48 59 76 63 290
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 57 51 47 56 42 253
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 37 45 40 35 189
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 26 35 29 19 132
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 28 21 17 16 17 99
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 14 15 23 27 16 95
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 17 8 11 16 15 67
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 8 14 11 14 58
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 5 19 17 10 55
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 7 8 15 12 49
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 8 5 7 9 41
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 2 12 6 6 29
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 2 7 4 7 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 3 7 3 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 5 4 4 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 8 3 3 16
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 2 5 4 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 5 3 0 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 3 3 0 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1225 1158 1737 1545 1503 7168
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2165 2004 2934 2475 2334 11912


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