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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 24 14 19 15 16 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 10 16 14 10 65
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 9 14 9 4 53
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 15 6 4 9 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 8 4 8 7 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 5 8 7 4 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 7 9 7 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 4 2 5 2 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 2 2 1 2 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 2 1 3 1 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 0 4 2 4 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 2 1 5 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 4 0 3 0 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 4 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 7 1 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 3 4 0 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 1 0 5 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 4 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 149 102 119 114 90 574
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 112 103 69 89 63 436
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 44 54 49 36 36 219
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 37 19 20 46 32 154
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 15 21 18 16 88
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 3 9 13 19 49
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 10 6 6 6 35
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 7 1 5 8 30
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 2 6 5 9 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 3 1 1 5 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 5 1 5 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 3 1 5 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 3 1 6 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 6 1 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 2 6 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 265 239 205 236 229 1174
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 414 341 324 350 319 1748


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