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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 208 234 218 223 271 1154
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 86 94 105 102 105 492
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 56 71 62 68 76 333
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 33 51 47 40 198
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 38 47 36 32 32 185
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 29 21 37 40 38 165
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 28 30 30 43 32 163
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 28 25 40 30 147
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 33 28 30 16 127
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 28 26 26 18 122
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 22 25 27 23 119
(U.S.) OR OREGON 21 26 19 16 17 99
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 21 16 17 19 89
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 20 13 11 18 78
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 17 17 13 19 77
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 11 15 15 15 70
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 16 14 13 11 67
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 12 15 7 15 62
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 14 14 6 11 7 52
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 7 9 12 13 51
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 9 6 12 11 50
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 5 10 12 35
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 8 5 4 9 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 5 5 3 10 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 3 8 2 4 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 6 10 4 5 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 5 6 9 24
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 5 2 6 6 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 5 3 1 6 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 3 5 1 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 1 4 7 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 2 4 5 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 3 2 5 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 2 1 4 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 1 4 1 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 3 1 0 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 761 863 835 870 921 4250
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 390 389 438 420 605 2242
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 254 291 315 347 361 1568
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 18 63 104 128 171 484
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 58 75 100 114 116 463
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 94 66 72 71 109 412
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 21 19 35 37 134
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 14 18 24 41 114
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 26 25 18 17 100
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 9 6 11 8 47
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 8 10 12 8 44
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 13 4 8 5 12 42
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 9 4 5 3 10 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 6 1 11 5 31
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 9 4 4 4 24
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 5 3 12 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 7 3 6 22
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 5 1 4 8 20
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 3 4 4 6 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 4 3 2 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 6 1 5 3 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 2 3 4 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 2 5 3 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 4 1 3 2 12
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 2 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 3 0 5 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 2 3 0 1 10
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 1 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 950 1026 1166 1249 1571 5962
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1711 1889 2001 2119 2492 10212


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