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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 70 60 54 63 59 306
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 50 55 43 31 28 207
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 31 25 16 32 137
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 28 25 21 20 22 116
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 27 20 23 17 110
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 19 22 16 21 17 95
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 46 21 9 1 10 87
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 22 26 11 15 10 84
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 23 14 15 21 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 16 16 12 12 83
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 17 17 12 10 74
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 19 11 9 16 70
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 26 16 8 9 9 68
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 10 14 12 11 58
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 16 9 8 6 55
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 10 16 6 9 49
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 10 12 13 8 46
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 13 5 5 9 42
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 10 7 5 10 41
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 4 7 8 8 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 4 6 4 10 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 9 7 3 28
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 8 5 2 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 3 6 5 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 7 1 3 1 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 6 0 4 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 1 3 4 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 2 5 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 1 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 4 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 503 483 389 356 383 2114
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 193 248 211 209 148 1009
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 59 50 47 46 39 241
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 31 40 36 36 39 182
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 29 32 22 17 6 106
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 18 12 12 10 70
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 17 16 16 11 69
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 10 5 14 8 46
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 12 9 7 8 9 45
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 10 10 6 3 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 2 6 2 1 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 6 3 1 3 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 0 3 4 3 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 4 3 1 1 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 4 0 1 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 1 4 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 407 469 398 394 299 1967
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 910 952 787 750 682 4081


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