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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 399, Electrophotography

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 97 70 95 122 84 468
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 16 12 27 40 34 129
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 43 26 16 5 9 99
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 6 6 10 6 35
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 6 10 6 7 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 4 8 2 2 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 4 4 4 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 1 0 3 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 1 5 0 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 4 0 1 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 3 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 183 139 184 206 157 869
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 703 667 858 923 981 4132
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 53 57 86 87 121 404
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 16 25 13 19 86
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 4 6 6 3 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 3 4 2 7 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 1 2 4 0 13
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 1 3 0 3 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 1 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 3 0 2 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 789 754 988 1039 1140 4710
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 972 893 1172 1245 1297 5579


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