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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 9 12 14 16 16 67
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 14 14 11 11 62
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 12 12 15 8 53
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 8 9 15 12 51
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 3 1 32 14 50
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 11 3 5 2 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 7 6 9 5 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 8 11 6 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 7 3 6 12 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 6 5 6 3 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 6 3 4 4 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 6 6 4 4 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 9 3 4 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 2 3 6 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 3 1 3 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 2 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 3 3 0 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 2 2 2 0 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 0 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 0 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 94 125 127 169 135 650
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 93 89 130 115 93 520
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 28 42 42 38 180
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 33 35 34 41 167
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 19 15 6 5 55
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 4 6 10 5 29
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 8 9 2 4 25
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 3 9 8 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 4 8 3 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 4 2 8 16
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 2 3 6 1 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 6 0 1 1 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 0 4 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 181 200 258 249 224 1112
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 275 325 385 418 359 1762


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