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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 324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing

( 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 265 196 205 203 237 1106
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 89 74 118 93 130 504
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 64 48 65 51 60 288
(U.S.) OR OREGON 39 64 56 46 36 241
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 31 51 43 31 196
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 41 32 23 25 20 141
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 43 50 24 15 7 139
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 28 30 25 25 28 136
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 37 21 25 17 33 133
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 29 30 20 27 22 128
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 47 29 21 16 14 127
(U.S.) OH OHIO 27 31 15 21 27 121
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 25 27 20 28 16 116
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 35 16 11 26 18 106
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 22 11 15 19 92
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 19 12 16 12 75
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 28 14 6 6 74
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 14 16 10 13 62
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 18 15 10 10 6 59
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 20 14 8 7 6 55
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 12 15 8 10 8 53
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 8 10 11 10 50
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 4 9 11 11 44
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 8 5 6 9 44
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 6 8 8 12 44
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 16 5 9 8 43
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 7 2 14 4 30
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 5 4 6 10 29
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 8 4 1 1 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 2 5 2 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 4 5 5 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 4 2 2 3 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 1 3 4 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 1 0 1 4 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 0 3 0 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1025 888 820 805 841 4379
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 395 373 335 386 434 1923
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 192 174 182 173 202 923
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 44 63 68 74 75 324
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 58 42 57 47 112 316
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 41 35 23 30 38 167
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 36 24 40 29 34 163
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 27 26 24 37 32 146
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 12 14 23 30 41 120
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 16 27 18 19 17 97
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 13 16 21 15 81
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 16 13 14 8 63
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 16 10 11 17 60
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 9 9 11 17 54
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 8 3 5 17 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 8 9 7 6 38
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 9 14 4 1 6 34
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 8 4 8 9 31
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 4 8 2 7 24
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 6 4 4 2 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 5 2 3 4 19
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 5 2 2 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 4 2 4 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 5 2 11
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 4 1 0 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 3 3 2 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 4 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 924 909 872 929 1125 4759
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1949 1797 1692 1734 1966 9138


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