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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 59 63 44 49 40 255
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 28 25 43 29 22 147
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 32 18 28 28 25 131
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 25 23 21 31 117
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 25 25 17 23 112
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 19 18 18 11 83
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 16 20 12 18 74
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 15 12 14 14 71
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 9 9 16 14 69
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 19 12 15 14 69
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 16 15 9 13 64
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 10 11 8 11 50
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 4 12 6 8 42
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 5 6 5 13 39
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 9 6 7 6 38
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 6 9 7 4 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 4 5 9 6 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 6 7 9 6 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 8 3 3 5 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 4 8 8 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 6 7 3 3 27
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 6 8 3 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 7 1 2 3 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 6 3 2 4 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 5 1 4 3 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 5 3 6 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 5 0 1 2 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 3 2 2 0 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 4 1 0 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 3 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 4 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 383 372 358 335 328 1776
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 148 149 149 146 138 730
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 33 33 22 39 166
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 26 38 27 33 163
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 6 12 20 12 59
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 8 14 16 7 56
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 7 6 9 11 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 3 8 9 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 5 4 4 4 27
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 2 6 5 20
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 2 3 8 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 4 3 4 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 6 1 1 5 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 2 3 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 5 0 2 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 3 2 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 4 0 0 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 299 280 279 286 292 1436
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 682 652 637 621 620 3212


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