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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 363, Electric Power Conversion 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 51 53 45 55 56 260
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 12 7 8 10 42
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 7 8 6 13 41
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 5 4 9 9 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 5 6 3 11 32
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 5 8 3 7 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 6 4 2 3 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 5 4 2 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 4 2 3 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 2 3 2 7 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 4 5 3 3 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 2 3 5 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 3 0 2 0 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 4 2 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 127 128 113 120 143 631
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 76 87 94 80 107 444
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 35 38 33 37 168
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 22 13 21 16 78
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 17 5 13 21 67
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 11 5 9 12 48
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 11 2 7 12 34
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 3 6 6 7 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 6 6 3 4 24
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 3 3 9 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 4 5 5 5 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 3 1 5 3 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 3 6 2 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 3 5 2 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 3 3 4 0 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 2 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 4 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 164 222 194 208 252 1040
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 291 350 307 328 395 1671


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