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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 16 24 14 19 15 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 15 10 16 14 63
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 17 9 14 9 60
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 9 15 6 4 46
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 9 8 4 8 41
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 8 5 8 7 34
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 10 2 2 1 29
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 0 7 9 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 6 4 2 5 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 2 1 3 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 5 4 0 3 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 0 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 1 2 3 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 3 1 1 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 2 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 7 1 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 3 0 4 2 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 0 4 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 3 2 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 135 149 102 119 114 619
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 93 112 103 69 89 466
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 44 54 49 37 222
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 37 19 20 46 163
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 18 15 21 18 77
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 7 10 6 6 34
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 3 9 13 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 7 2 6 5 24
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 9 7 1 5 23
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 3 1 1 21
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 2 3 5 1 19
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 0 6 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 4 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 1 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 224 265 239 205 237 1170
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 359 414 341 324 351 1789


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