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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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and 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.) NY NEW YORK 35 33 26 12 8 114
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 23 19 11 22 14 89
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 8 5 10 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 11 1 2 3 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 6 2 6 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 7 6 0 2 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 7 3 5 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 2 0 4 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 96 97 76 59 62 390
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 538 497 458 382 414 2289
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 227 270 270 290 365 1422
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 78 90 107 80 116 471
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 15 15 8 19 75
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 3 5 5 3 30
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 7 4 4 3 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 3 2 2 1 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 909 896 874 780 933 4392
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1005 993 950 839 995 4782


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