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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 327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems

( 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 222 279 207 170 174 1052
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 65 62 78 58 53 316
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 29 39 36 33 27 164
(U.S.) OR OREGON 21 36 25 21 13 116
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 31 23 15 20 113
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 20 14 18 20 88
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 17 18 15 16 81
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 20 14 8 16 21 79
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 18 15 10 19 78
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 23 22 7 9 70
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 8 15 5 15 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 8 16 8 13 52
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 14 6 2 5 38
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 8 7 3 3 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 3 4 3 6 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 2 3 2 5 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 4 3 2 4 19
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 3 1 6 1 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 5 2 2 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 1 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 0 2 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 0 1 0 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 5 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 522 619 521 405 438 2505
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 235 253 253 232 274 1247
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 83 119 112 113 170 597
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 54 81 93 99 123 450
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 58 42 43 46 230
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 21 17 17 21 101
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 17 15 17 21 84
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 22 13 11 16 78
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 16 16 16 14 71
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 14 12 12 14 66
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 8 13 12 13 53
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 4 9 13 21 48
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 14 7 7 10 44
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 8 10 3 8 34
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 5 5 4 11 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 6 2 5 5 23
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 1 4 3 6 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 8 3 5 2 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 2 6 1 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 4 2 1 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 4 1 0 7
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 542 669 651 627 797 3286
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1064 1288 1172 1032 1235 5791


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