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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 360, Dynamic Magnetic 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 469 422 351 343 340 1925
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 136 64 60 47 57 364
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 90 62 61 67 55 335
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 12 17 26 31 101
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 20 17 19 17 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 9 6 17 17 62
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 6 6 4 4 34
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 9 3 2 4 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 5 1 4 2 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 3 1 3 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 3 1 2 2 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 5 2 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 3 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 790 624 540 539 550 3043
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 551 412 405 453 396 2217
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 59 50 60 72 43 284
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 22 14 18 20 20 94
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 8 14 20 15 61
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 6 11 5 8 37
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 5 7 2 7 27
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 1 3 6 4 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 5 3 5 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 2 4 4 1 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 6 0 0 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 3 2 2 1 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 0 1 1 3 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 680 508 542 594 507 2831
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1470 1132 1082 1133 1057 5874


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