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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 323, Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation 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 65 87 90 79 99 420
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 22 12 27 26 100
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 6 7 9 15 47
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 16 12 11 3 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 8 4 9 4 29
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 6 4 7 5 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 6 4 8 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 9 6 3 2 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 0 6 2 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 4 2 3 5 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 2 3 5 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 0 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 4 0 1 3 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 3 0 5 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 5 1 0 2 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 3 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 137 191 162 178 201 869
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 62 87 100 77 131 457
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 35 43 33 51 190
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 25 19 21 19 97
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 7 8 5 11 44
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 8 8 10 7 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 10 7 7 5 31
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 4 5 7 10 31
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 0 3 4 7 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 4 4 6 5 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 4 6 7 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 6 2 5 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 3 2 3 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 4 2 1 3 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 3 5 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 0 1 4 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 152 204 220 193 286 1055
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 289 395 382 371 487 1924


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