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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 429, Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 62 60 55 56 66 299
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 23 46 44 34 47 194
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 43 47 28 22 27 167
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 15 25 13 24 97
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 20 15 15 14 77
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 25 14 8 9 71
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 4 6 12 21 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 10 11 11 12 54
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 8 10 9 15 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 9 6 9 7 38
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 10 9 6 4 35
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 9 5 4 8 33
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 7 6 6 3 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 4 4 4 8 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 6 4 3 1 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 4 3 3 1 24
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 4 5 4 5 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 6 3 0 4 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 0 2 3 2 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 2 2 4 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 3 5 2 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 3 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 5 0 2 3 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 8 2 0 3 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 5 2 1 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 0 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 308 327 288 249 306 1478
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 283 315 312 315 413 1638
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 32 42 57 58 120 309
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 27 47 39 46 202
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 43 33 22 20 28 146
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 8 8 17 14 62
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 8 3 9 19 46
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 8 10 11 10 44
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 3 5 10 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 2 3 3 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 0 4 5 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 0 3 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 0 2 3 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 0 0 1 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 0 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 459 461 475 497 686 2578
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 767 788 763 746 992 4056


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