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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 369, Dynamic 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 27 33 31 33 64 188
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 7 17 13 13 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 3 5 6 17 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 3 8 11 29
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 7 5 6 4 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 6 1 4 9 21
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 4 2 5 1 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 7 3 1 0 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 2 3 2 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 5 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 2 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 90 89 77 98 137 491
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 705 676 637 805 898 3721
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 178 228 198 181 158 943
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 97 83 75 122 84 461
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 53 35 26 36 46 196
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 12 12 11 17 68
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 6 4 9 9 30
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 4 4 4 11 29
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 4 4 5 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 4 5 3 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 3 3 3 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1070 1055 972 1192 1248 5537
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1160 1144 1049 1290 1385 6028


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