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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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems

( 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 22 14 20 17 26 99
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 8 10 5 6 41
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 10 7 5 5 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 5 2 8 10 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 4 9 2 3 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 4 6 3 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 2 4 9 3 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 6 3 4 3 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 0 4 4 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 2 6 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 59 62 70 69 96 356
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 382 414 589 680 823 2888
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 290 365 489 604 588 2336
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 80 116 202 243 237 878
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 12 20 39 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 19 14 17 13 71
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 3 7 15 12 42
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 3 8 13 3 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 3 2 8 16
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 0 2 5 4 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 0 4 1 3 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 1 5 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 0 3 2 8
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 4 0 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 780 933 1337 1609 1746 6405
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 839 995 1407 1678 1842 6761


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