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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 220 268 203 205 203 1099
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 109 88 75 119 93 484
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 65 63 48 65 51 292
(U.S.) OR OREGON 31 39 64 56 46 236
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 41 41 33 51 43 209
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 39 44 50 24 15 172
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 40 46 29 21 16 152
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 22 41 32 23 25 143
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 29 30 25 25 135
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 29 30 20 27 130
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 37 21 25 17 129
(U.S.) OH OHIO 28 27 31 15 21 122
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 25 27 21 28 118
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 28 36 16 11 26 117
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 25 22 11 15 97
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 20 28 14 6 86
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 17 19 13 16 80
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 9 14 16 10 64
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 9 18 14 10 10 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 20 14 8 7 57
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 10 12 15 8 10 55
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 11 8 10 11 53
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 5 16 5 9 51
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 16 8 5 6 44
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 9 4 9 11 38
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 10 6 8 8 37
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 7 2 14 30
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 5 4 6 23
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 11 4 4 2 2 23
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 6 8 4 1 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 3 2 5 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 4 1 3 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 1 4 5 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 4 2 0 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 6 1 0 1 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 910 1030 897 823 805 4465
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 303 399 378 336 386 1802
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 184 193 176 183 173 909
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 39 44 63 69 74 289
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 52 59 42 57 47 257
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 42 41 35 24 30 172
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 33 36 24 40 29 162
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 27 27 24 37 139
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 17 27 18 19 94
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 12 14 22 30 80
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 16 13 16 21 76
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 12 16 13 14 62
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 14 7 16 10 11 58
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 8 9 9 11 40
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 10 9 14 4 1 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 8 8 9 7 36
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 9 8 3 5 36
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 2 8 4 8 28
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 6 4 6 4 4 24
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 3 4 8 2 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 5 2 3 18
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 3 3 5 2 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 2 1 1 5 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 1 4 2 12
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 3 4 1 0 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 4 1 0 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 3 3 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 788 932 917 875 929 4441
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1698 1962 1814 1698 1734 8906


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