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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 439, Electrical Connectors

( 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 170 165 127 165 161 788
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 90 119 106 128 120 563
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 77 63 62 74 66 342
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 55 59 63 51 54 282
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 30 68 52 78 49 277
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 39 43 42 48 206
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 38 40 39 39 36 192
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 32 27 39 24 142
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 25 28 19 28 26 126
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 23 32 26 22 23 126
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 22 15 34 33 124
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 20 28 22 20 107
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 27 16 19 10 27 99
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 20 28 15 17 96
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 17 15 20 7 69
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 14 12 10 17 68
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 13 7 14 15 58
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 8 11 13 11 53
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 12 11 4 11 51
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 13 8 9 9 50
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 10 10 10 9 47
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 10 8 7 12 41
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 10 7 11 6 38
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 10 3 6 6 33
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 9 4 3 3 28
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 7 5 9 2 25
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 5 6 2 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 4 6 2 4 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 7 0 2 3 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 5 3 2 0 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 4 1 5 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 5 0 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 4 2 1 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 4 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 774 888 794 899 837 4192
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 429 543 457 459 388 2276
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 296 432 365 396 398 1887
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 111 144 117 121 124 617
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 54 99 64 125 145 487
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 24 24 39 43 143
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 40 20 28 22 137
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 25 20 19 13 98
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 12 10 5 13 54
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 12 5 12 8 45
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 5 7 8 9 35
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 3 10 8 4 30
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 7 7 2 2 6 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 6 6 8 24
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 2 8 6 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 4 4 4 10 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 7 4 3 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 6 3 4 5 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 4 6 5 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 3 7 4 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 6 2 2 3 18
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 8 0 1 1 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 0 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 2 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1032 1399 1141 1273 1228 6073
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1806 2287 1935 2172 2065 10265


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