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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 216, Etching a Substrate: Processes

( 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 51 51 40 39 37 218
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 11 6 13 7 47
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 10 4 6 11 35
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 5 7 5 7 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 11 7 2 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 1 6 7 3 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 4 2 5 2 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 3 0 3 15
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 3 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 4 3 0 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 4 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 4 2 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 5 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 114 125 108 104 93 544
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 42 58 48 47 54 249
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 11 17 21 10 67
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 6 9 27 19 65
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 7 13 6 5 39
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 10 9 12 2 38
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 6 2 2 5 16
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 6 3 3 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 0 3 0 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 4 2 0 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 4 0 0 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 83 114 120 128 104 549
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 197 239 228 232 197 1093


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