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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 2008 - 2012 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 429, Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process

( 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 56 66 107 96 98 423
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 34 47 87 81 111 360
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 22 27 29 45 39 162
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 24 37 26 42 142
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 21 40 19 35 127
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 14 26 38 33 126
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 15 38 33 25 120
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 12 20 14 15 72
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 7 13 19 18 66
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 9 11 12 12 52
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 4 9 11 13 43
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 13 12 8 37
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 8 10 6 3 31
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 8 7 7 4 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 3 7 5 8 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 9 7 7 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 5 4 10 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 7 7 4 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 3 4 7 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 9 2 1 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 2 2 6 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 5 2 1 3 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 5 5 1 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 3 5 2 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 4 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 3 2 4 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 4 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 249 306 518 476 524 2073
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 315 413 682 614 842 2866
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 58 120 257 297 279 1011
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 46 84 71 58 298
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 28 25 30 42 145
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 19 24 25 43 120
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 10 22 19 62 118
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 10 32 24 27 104
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 14 12 11 21 75
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 9 6 8 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 9 3 7 23
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 5 4 3 4 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 5 3 7 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 4 5 3 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 4 1 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 497 686 1190 1123 1417 4913
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 746 992 1708 1599 1941 6986


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