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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 386, Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing

( 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 49 50 38 47 48 232
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 10 9 8 3 50
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 8 10 10 4 47
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 8 6 2 8 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 3 3 6 3 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 4 2 5 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 0 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 0 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 117 95 88 97 86 483
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 295 297 277 318 405 1592
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 47 66 111 53 304
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 16 15 16 9 65
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 8 7 3 7 34
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 4 10 6 10 33
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 7 7 8 6 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 3 5 4 3 19
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 4 3 4 3 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 0 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 362 391 396 476 509 2134
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 479 486 484 573 595 2617


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