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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 396, Photography

( 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 8 24 30 51 44 157
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 7 7 11 7 45
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 5 6 3 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 4 8 4 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 2 3 4 6 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 6 3 4 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 3 7 4 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 2 6 3 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 4 3 3 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 4 3 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 1 2 0 3 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 6 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 3 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 49 71 92 128 109 449
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 109 225 360 453 312 1459
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 20 65 61 63 214
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 20 36 43 54 157
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 9 12 10 8 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 9 13 5 29
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 4 4 8 7 24
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 6 8 7 22
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 8 7 2 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 0 5 4 7 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 3 3 1 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 0 0 4 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 3 3 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 3 0 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 2 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 137 293 520 618 479 2047
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 186 364 612 746 588 2496


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