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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2001 - 2005 Utility Patent Grants,
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 327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 267 280 266 248 222 1283
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 92 84 92 62 65 395
(U.S.) OR OREGON 42 53 51 39 21 206
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 29 42 38 32 24 165
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 17 19 23 43 29 131
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 35 23 20 23 16 117
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 26 24 16 15 102
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 23 19 16 16 90
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 19 25 13 10 20 87
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 9 18 13 10 74
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 21 12 14 13 6 66
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 19 9 5 7 63
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 8 13 18 9 62
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 11 13 8 11 47
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 10 9 5 9 42
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 11 4 3 5 27
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 6 6 2 2 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 6 4 2 3 23
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 3 3 3 4 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 6 0 2 3 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 7 5 1 2 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 6 0 4 4 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 4 5 2 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 0 4 6 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 4 3 2 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 5 0 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 3 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 678 709 661 590 522 3160
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 367 383 277 285 235 1547
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 101 70 62 78 83 394
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 53 69 57 55 41 275
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 44 35 57 54 222
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 31 31 26 26 25 139
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 35 37 30 22 14 138
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 34 29 27 19 16 125
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 23 11 12 14 72
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 12 13 6 7 49
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 4 10 9 9 35
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 6 10 5 5 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 6 2 5 2 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 3 5 5 5 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 5 7 6 22
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 1 6 3 6 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 3 5 3 5 1 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 2 1 3 4 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 2 4 4 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 2 2 4 10
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 5 3 0 1 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 728 742 593 613 543 3219
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1406 1451 1254 1203 1065 6379


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