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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 720, Dynamic Optical 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 0 8 7 5 7 27
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 6 4 4 4 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 0 3 0 7
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 0 0 4 2 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 3 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 11 26 21 20 20 98
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 142 118 110 108 116 594
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 41 22 19 34 141
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 36 44 24 14 16 134
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 13 12 3 3 39
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 2 4 1 0 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 222 228 177 147 175 949
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 233 254 198 167 195 1047


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