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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 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( 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 541 452 416 451 620 2480
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 201 152 199 186 304 1042
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 229 209 199 146 187 970
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 103 112 86 98 123 522
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 117 96 87 92 125 517
(U.S.) OR OREGON 101 108 93 81 109 492
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 75 85 75 75 131 441
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 39 47 34 43 43 206
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 24 24 38 39 67 192
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 33 25 27 30 151
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 27 28 16 49 141
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 29 27 23 22 25 126
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 23 26 13 28 115
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 36 20 16 22 16 110
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 18 26 14 28 106
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 12 8 17 24 77
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 15 10 13 12 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 10 11 11 11 56
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 7 12 9 14 49
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 7 6 9 15 46
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 9 6 11 8 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 5 8 8 13 39
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 7 10 11 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 3 3 7 11 33
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 2 5 20 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 5 3 5 7 27
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 9 4 2 5 27
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 6 2 2 3 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 2 7 3 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 4 5 5 17
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 4 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 5 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1706 1546 1472 1463 2067 8254
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1580 1461 1325 1649 2350 8365
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 345 413 437 633 1017 2845
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 416 416 451 445 657 2385
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 176 189 166 184 343 1058
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 50 56 52 42 77 277
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 50 48 32 46 57 233
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 28 34 42 28 160
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 18 20 20 26 101
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 21 15 15 21 26 98
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 11 17 20 17 28 93
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 19 10 12 26 81
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 8 11 13 40 75
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 7 10 10 33 70
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 11 8 12 17 53
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 4 5 8 19 47
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 9 8 12 12 45
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 4 7 8 12 37
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 6 5 4 5 8 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 7 4 4 4 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 2 6 5 8 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 6 1 6 5 20
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 4 2 6 3 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 1 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 3 1 0 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2787 2760 2640 3206 4810 16203
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4493 4306 4112 4669 6877 24457


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