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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 2007 - 2011 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 382, Image Analysis

( 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 277 347 388 468 473 1953
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 142 108 120 142 142 654
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 127 120 103 141 128 619
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 38 59 79 117 95 388
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 55 56 49 75 67 302
(U.S.) OR OREGON 52 36 40 63 80 271
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 36 27 39 43 68 213
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 27 36 51 63 193
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 35 33 27 47 47 189
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 28 16 25 31 38 138
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 17 32 28 40 133
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 27 33 30 15 19 124
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 37 24 29 16 123
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 20 21 40 22 115
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 13 19 21 37 102
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 15 16 20 25 96
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 11 14 23 28 94
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 6 20 22 19 81
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 12 16 12 21 68
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 10 16 7 17 57
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 4 7 16 14 51
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 7 9 12 14 48
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 11 7 10 8 6 42
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 6 10 13 37
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 5 9 12 7 37
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 10 7 7 2 33
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 1 12 8 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 6 8 7 26
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 9 3 4 2 7 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 3 8 7 24
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 6 5 4 2 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 3 4 3 5 20
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 4 4 4 16
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 2 3 5 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 4 4 2 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1034 1075 1209 1519 1564 6401
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 614 697 741 888 1051 3991
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 77 92 76 139 171 555
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 68 72 104 154 156 554
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 62 70 65 84 149 430
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 40 68 62 70 95 335
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 48 54 76 85 60 323
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 37 67 64 65 67 300
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 25 49 55 59 75 263
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 40 43 43 51 67 244
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 26 20 22 31 33 132
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 22 15 30 33 110
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 13 15 28 30 95
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 12 7 28 23 82
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 5 10 19 15 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 11 7 9 12 52
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 11 7 11 9 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 3 10 8 10 38
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 4 3 7 17 37
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 5 1 16 5 33
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 5 6 4 10 27
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 2 1 2 14 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 2 6 6 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 1 2 2 4 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 5 2 3 4 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 3 2 4 10
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 4 1 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1125 1346 1407 1816 2141 7835
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2159 2421 2616 3335 3705 14236


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