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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 361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices

( 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 195 208 234 218 222 1077
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 83 86 94 104 102 469
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 48 56 71 62 68 305
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 35 38 47 36 32 188
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 27 33 51 47 181
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 28 30 30 43 156
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 29 21 37 40 141
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 24 28 25 40 136
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 20 33 28 31 136
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 24 28 26 27 129
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 22 22 25 27 118
(U.S.) OR OREGON 26 21 26 19 16 108
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 16 21 16 17 85
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 15 20 13 11 72
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 14 11 15 15 72
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 11 17 17 13 64
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 13 16 14 13 59
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 13 12 15 7 56
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 14 14 6 11 54
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 12 9 6 12 46
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 10 7 9 11 43
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 12 3 8 2 37
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 2 6 10 4 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 3 5 5 10 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 6 5 5 3 24
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 4 8 5 4 23
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 4 5 2 6 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 1 3 5 6 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 5 3 4 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 5 5 3 1 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 3 1 4 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 0 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 3 1 4 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 3 3 1 0 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 3 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 695 760 863 834 869 4021
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 323 388 388 438 421 1958
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 210 254 291 315 346 1416
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 40 58 75 100 113 386
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 68 94 66 72 71 371
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 18 63 104 128 321
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 25 14 26 25 19 109
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 22 21 19 34 107
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 17 13 18 24 83
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 13 9 6 11 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 6 8 10 12 41
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 13 4 8 5 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 8 6 1 11 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 9 4 5 3 26
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 3 9 4 4 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 3 7 3 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 3 4 4 3 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 6 1 5 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 5 1 4 13
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 2 2 1 3 12
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 3 4 4 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 3 2 3 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 2 5 3 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 4 2 3 0 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 4 1 3 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 2 5 9
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 752 948 1024 1166 1248 5138
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1447 1708 1887 2000 2117 9159


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