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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 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( 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 397 473 607 649 587 2713
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 201 212 259 299 256 1227
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 137 156 191 169 132 785
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 140 121 121 138 121 641
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 42 65 94 90 74 365
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 43 74 79 71 74 341
(U.S.) OR OREGON 27 33 49 67 78 254
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 27 28 38 29 33 155
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 34 30 30 27 30 151
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 21 25 35 50 148
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 15 32 27 35 125
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 23 31 25 19 122
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 23 22 23 25 117
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 15 21 16 28 87
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 17 8 16 26 83
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 13 20 19 20 80
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 10 20 15 17 71
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 16 13 14 10 65
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 11 6 16 4 45
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 6 11 14 9 45
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 4 9 4 15 41
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 5 9 10 10 40
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 6 4 9 7 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 0 4 5 4 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 2 6 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 0 1 4 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 1 6 0 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 3 4 0 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 2 5 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 5 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1231 1388 1723 1822 1692 7856
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1103 1366 1573 1803 1522 7367
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 225 282 303 354 357 1521
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 147 206 244 247 260 1104
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 91 111 149 170 186 707
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 34 47 58 53 219
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 33 32 42 31 29 167
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 15 28 34 53 37 167
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 34 36 38 40 165
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 21 27 32 16 13 109
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 7 14 15 17 59
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 15 12 10 2 56
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 8 12 7 10 47
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 3 14 16 8 46
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 12 9 5 5 38
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 5 3 9 12 30
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 6 11 5 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 5 7 10 23
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 9 7 2 19
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 7 5 5 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 4 5 7 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 5 2 0 2 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1741 2185 2565 2869 2592 11952
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2972 3573 4288 4691 4284 19808


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