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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 361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices

( 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 187 247 240 217 195 1086
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 157 132 118 124 84 615
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 73 64 73 55 48 313
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 32 43 41 31 22 169
(U.S.) OR OREGON 21 38 49 33 26 167
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 34 40 35 25 158
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 28 42 28 35 151
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 32 43 29 29 12 145
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 38 32 32 16 21 139
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 18 33 34 24 127
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 28 29 24 23 120
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 35 27 19 21 14 116
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 18 30 22 16 24 110
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 35 28 15 21 9 108
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 21 26 13 17 92
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 27 15 12 15 84
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 13 21 24 13 80
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 15 18 14 6 61
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 15 12 15 7 60
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 16 7 11 6 50
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 13 13 11 3 49
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 15 12 8 5 46
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8 11 6 12 9 46
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 10 10 2 7 34
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 5 5 13 5 32
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 10 5 3 4 29
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 9 2 8 5 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 5 5 5 9 27
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 7 4 3 8 3 25
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 7 5 6 1 23
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 4 5 7 3 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 1 6 2 1 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 3 1 5 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 5 3 1 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 5 1 2 15
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 3 3 2 3 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 860 1010 981 878 698 4427
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 323 417 399 396 324 1859
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 147 218 212 265 211 1053
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 94 85 105 103 68 455
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 52 31 42 38 40 203
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 29 29 25 25 11 119
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 24 15 28 25 110
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 32 24 22 11 101
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 19 14 8 10 4 55
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 20 7 17 8 52
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 8 8 18 9 52
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 10 15 13 5 50
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 9 6 6 4 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 5 8 6 5 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 0 7 2 5 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 4 5 4 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 5 2 4 2 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 3 3 5 1 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 4 1 5 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 6 1 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 4 4 0 0 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 1 4 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 749 925 911 977 754 4316
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1609 1935 1892 1855 1452 8743


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