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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 250, Radiant Energy

( 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 206 287 255 275 241 1264
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 63 122 74 113 136 508
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 40 80 62 57 71 310
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 32 52 51 52 52 239
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 26 25 57 23 151
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 28 17 31 24 123
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 22 30 24 26 21 123
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 33 25 18 23 115
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 22 24 27 20 17 110
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 25 17 23 16 102
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 24 15 21 29 102
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 24 11 27 24 100
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 22 17 17 18 96
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 26 19 20 12 13 90
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 22 15 16 21 88
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 15 22 14 17 19 87
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 14 26 18 19 82
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 16 13 21 16 81
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 17 12 19 11 74
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 19 14 8 11 72
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 11 10 11 13 21 66
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 15 12 12 10 58
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 13 6 8 15 46
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 8 5 9 11 39
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 7 6 6 10 29
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 10 5 5 4 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 2 7 5 6 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 7 3 5 3 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 6 2 6 2 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 7 3 2 2 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 3 5 2 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 4 0 4 4 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 3 0 3 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 689 1021 818 948 910 4386
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 400 669 588 604 621 2882
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 121 163 168 163 171 786
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 57 69 64 56 63 309
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 37 45 58 67 229
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 34 35 62 52 210
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 25 52 40 55 37 209
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 39 40 59 45 201
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 18 42 41 31 48 180
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 42 43 30 30 162
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 14 18 25 16 74
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 15 13 12 21 69
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 13 17 8 6 52
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 9 7 8 10 49
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 7 10 6 8 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 15 3 7 5 37
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 4 3 11 15 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 10 5 8 4 31
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 3 5 5 10 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 2 5 7 8 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 6 3 4 20
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 4 5 2 3 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 3 3 5 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 3 5 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 3 5 2 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 2 0 1 3 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 780 1259 1180 1254 1269 5742
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1469 2280 1998 2202 2179 10128


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