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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 22 14 20 17 84
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 26 12 8 10 5 61
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 5 10 7 5 35
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 3 5 2 8 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 0 2 4 9 21
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 2 6 3 4 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 4 9 2 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 3 4 6 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 2 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 76 59 62 70 69 336
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 458 382 414 589 680 2523
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 270 290 365 489 604 2018
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 107 80 116 202 243 748
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 8 19 14 17 73
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 2 12 20 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 5 3 7 15 35
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 4 3 8 13 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 2 0 2 5 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 1 0 3 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 0 4 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 4 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 874 780 933 1337 1609 5533
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 950 839 995 1407 1678 5869


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