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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 1963 - 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 117, Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor

( 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 )

This table displays U.S. states and countries and their counts of utility patents; patents are distributed by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 1 6 4 0 8 3 2 7 9 8 8 5 6 7 8 6 5 12 16 8 11 6 8 8 7 7 6 7 10 13 9 15 6 5 6 11 8 11 10 5 8 22 23 351
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 8 13 10 8 6 2 9 12 11 8 10 10 8 6 9 3 11 8 4 7 13 15 11 11 8 7 8 4 6 9 5 5 4 1 3 0 0 1 3 3 4 3 295
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 4 7 4 12 6 6 9 16 6 8 7 11 11 13 5 13 7 2 1 3 2 6 5 3 3 3 5 4 5 4 14 5 5 3 3 5 3 8 6 4 4 3 258
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 3 4 2 7 6 5 10 11 5 4 8 4 3 2 3 11 11 6 7 10 1 11 12 5 9 9 9 6 6 5 8 5 6 2 4 9 3 1 6 4 6 253
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 2 0 4 1 5 5 3 4 7 3 3 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 4 2 0 2 1 3 1 8 4 9 7 2 7 5 3 3 4 3 0 2 128
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 6 7 3 5 4 6 7 3 2 4 3 2 1 2 4 2 4 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 4 5 4 1 3 1 3 2 116
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 6 6 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 6 5 9 2 15 7 12 3 4 103
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 3 1 3 3 6 3 3 2 5 4 71
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 0 2 4 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 5 1 1 3 4 5 3 4 2 2 63
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 8 7 8 4 5 5 7 51
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 8 3 3 50
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 3 1 1 1 1 5 2 2 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 2 31
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 1 6 1 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 1 7 5 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 4 4 0 2 1 2 1 23
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 5 4 1 0 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 23 29 46 51 43 37 34 50 70 57 43 35 49 43 38 33 32 51 53 30 42 39 48 45 48 39 43 49 41 48 56 63 62 54 57 64 69 80 72 58 80 84 76 2164
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 2 1 1 0 3 4 4 4 6 9 12 11 12 6 4 7 9 12 9 13 8 26 34 26 21 41 35 39 51 55 72 93 67 60 112 133 109 83 84 60 65 61 1464
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 14 20 23 23 14 16 10 20 15 9 7 11 13 10 7 6 5 4 7 4 6 3 6 11 4 5 2 3 4 6 6 7 10 3 13 17 15 9 9 6 7 10 406
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 2 2 6 6 0 3 5 1 4 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 6 8 7 3 4 2 2 1 4 5 1 0 2 1 7 2 3 5 6 3 126
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 1 0 0 4 4 3 1 3 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 6 4 6 5 89
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 3 7 4 6 9 8 12 5 66
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 7 1 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 43
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 7 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 4 3 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 2 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 0 0 1 16
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 11 23 34 26 27 30 27 22 30 36 29 23 26 39 27 20 27 24 26 21 23 19 36 49 52 35 54 52 47 60 71 88 114 83 70 139 166 147 119 129 99 108 101 2389
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 34 52 80 77 70 67 61 72 100 93 72 58 75 82 65 53 59 75 79 51 65 58 84 94 100 74 97 101 88 108 127 151 176 137 127 203 235 227 191 187 179 192 177 4553


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