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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 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( 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 587 536 448 415 451 2437
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 255 229 209 199 146 1038
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 132 201 152 199 185 869
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 120 103 111 86 98 518
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 74 117 96 87 92 466
(U.S.) OR OREGON 78 101 108 93 81 461
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 74 74 82 75 75 380
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 50 39 47 34 43 213
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 35 24 24 38 39 160
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 36 33 25 27 149
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 29 27 24 22 127
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 36 18 16 22 125
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 28 25 23 26 13 115
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 21 27 28 16 112
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 26 20 18 26 14 104
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 16 12 8 17 72
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 13 10 11 11 62
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 7 15 10 13 60
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 7 7 12 9 45
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 8 9 6 11 44
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 9 7 6 9 35
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 4 5 8 8 32
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 7 9 4 2 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 9 3 3 8 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 7 5 3 5 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 4 7 10 23
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 2 4 2 7 20
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 6 6 2 2 17
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 1 3 2 5 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 2 4 5 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 5 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1688 1699 1536 1472 1463 7858
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1519 1575 1457 1323 1649 7523
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 259 345 413 437 633 2087
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 357 415 415 451 445 2083
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 185 176 189 164 184 898
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 37 50 56 52 42 237
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 53 50 48 32 46 229
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 40 27 27 34 42 170
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 29 21 15 15 21 101
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 16 18 20 20 91
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 12 11 17 20 17 77
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 14 19 10 12 68
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 10 7 10 10 45
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 3 8 11 13 45
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 4 9 8 12 43
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 11 8 12 38
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 11 4 5 8 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 8 7 4 4 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 6 4 7 8 27
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 5 6 5 4 5 25
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 5 2 6 5 23
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 2 6 1 6 19
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 4 2 6 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 4 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2587 2779 2754 2636 3206 13962
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4275 4478 4290 4108 4669 21820


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