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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 345, Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display 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 388 333 419 518 591 2249
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 141 142 178 147 150 758
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 50 43 39 41 59 232
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 48 33 47 56 43 227
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 58 39 36 48 42 223
(U.S.) OR OREGON 40 23 27 38 25 153
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 16 19 20 25 100
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 24 11 24 23 98
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 11 14 22 36 96
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 25 17 15 20 91
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 11 13 20 18 77
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 14 13 13 16 69
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 12 13 15 8 59
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 10 7 8 17 58
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 9 9 16 8 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 6 12 14 43
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 4 5 13 5 37
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 6 8 7 6 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 8 6 12 36
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 6 7 7 7 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 5 3 7 6 31
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 8 5 7 5 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 6 4 7 6 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 11 3 3 0 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 9 5 1 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 6 8 4 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 5 5 4 2 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 0 6 3 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 3 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 2 4 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 0 3 0 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 0 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 5 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 931 831 945 1111 1168 4986
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 827 723 749 928 937 4164
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 219 317 387 551 628 2102
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 145 175 160 284 290 1054
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 76 63 67 105 98 409
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 56 42 47 53 52 250
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 35 49 42 48 214
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 17 10 32 38 50 147
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 29 19 23 31 30 132
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 16 17 16 33 26 108
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 15 14 29 28 102
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 27 16 14 11 32 100
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 12 11 11 23 72
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 14 12 12 12 61
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 9 8 6 9 39
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 7 4 7 13 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 3 4 8 10 32
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 5 4 3 8 7 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 3 5 6 4 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 6 2 2 2 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 4 2 2 1 13
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 6 3 3 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 1 2 5 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 1 2 5 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 0 1 1 6 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 3 2 4 0 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 3 2 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1546 1503 1628 2187 2334 9198
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2477 2334 2573 3298 3502 14184


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