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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 438, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process

( 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 664 615 582 471 504 2836
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 356 369 322 261 198 1506
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 192 249 202 271 349 1263
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 207 218 238 202 210 1075
(U.S.) OR OREGON 152 144 138 125 119 678
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 76 74 112 91 100 453
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 52 61 81 74 74 342
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 41 45 48 46 40 220
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 37 49 46 44 28 204
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 24 15 22 24 32 117
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 21 23 18 24 106
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 29 17 24 19 105
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 31 18 17 19 102
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 33 12 14 17 99
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 9 25 23 23 96
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 15 22 12 12 84
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 12 11 15 10 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 7 10 11 11 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 10 5 7 13 44
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 5 11 9 7 41
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 6 12 4 9 41
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 5 4 9 7 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 7 4 7 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 4 4 6 3 23
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 6 4 7 21
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 5 6 5 0 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 4 4 2 18
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 3 5 1 6 15
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 3 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 1 2 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 3 5 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 4 5 0 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 3 4 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 4 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2014 2068 2011 1818 1872 9783
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1090 1147 1010 1043 1148 5438
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 466 595 614 756 934 3365
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 447 490 421 441 425 2224
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 170 178 162 169 160 839
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 52 74 66 54 87 333
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 65 68 57 58 59 307
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 30 18 26 31 127
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 11 15 14 25 31 96
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 12 14 19 34 88
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 20 15 19 20 88
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 12 19 14 13 73
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 8 9 16 10 12 55
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 12 7 11 10 52
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 11 11 5 8 3 38
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 9 6 6 13 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 9 6 3 8 34
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 9 4 5 9 34
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 3 7 6 7 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 6 7 3 7 33
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 5 9 9 29
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 5 4 3 3 4 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 0 2 3 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 0 4 1 8
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2442 2727 2478 2696 3032 13375
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4456 4795 4489 4514 4904 23158


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