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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 363, Electric Power Conversion 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 56 61 41 48 51 257
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 36 23 10 11 5 85
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 16 5 8 7 50
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 12 14 5 7 49
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 13 7 5 9 43
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 7 5 8 6 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 12 6 3 4 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 5 4 1 6 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 6 3 3 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 2 4 6 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 5 1 2 1 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 9 4 0 17
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 5 1 3 2 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 8 1 0 15
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 3 4 4 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 5 0 3 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 1 3 3 3 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 4 0 3 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 0 1 2 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 1 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 208 199 147 127 127 808
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 131 131 113 77 76 528
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 29 20 28 6 123
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 21 25 21 25 106
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 11 6 7 11 53
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 16 11 2 6 11 46
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 10 8 9 4 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 13 5 2 3 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 9 3 3 5 27
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 7 6 1 3 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 5 2 4 5 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 8 2 3 1 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 7 1 1 4 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 7 1 4 2 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 1 4 3 0 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 279 285 210 180 164 1118
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 487 484 357 307 291 1926


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