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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 323, Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 79 99 114 112 96 500
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 26 27 40 30 150
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 15 11 12 16 63
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 3 10 12 13 49
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 7 11 12 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 5 4 8 10 34
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 4 4 5 11 33
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 8 9 6 5 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 8 2 6 23
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 5 3 6 4 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 4 2 6 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 2 4 5 2 19
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 3 6 3 5 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 2 5 3 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 5 4 0 1 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 3 1 3 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 0 0 2 4 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 178 201 231 244 241 1095
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 77 131 149 129 127 613
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 33 51 47 71 80 282
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 19 17 21 23 101
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 10 18 28 23 86
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 7 17 12 17 59
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 7 18 6 6 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 11 8 11 10 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 5 12 5 5 34
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 5 4 8 6 29
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 6 5 6 28
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 5 9 5 5 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 5 9 6 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 9 6 7 24
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 5 7 4 5 24
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 0 10 3 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 3 8 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 4 1 3 2 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 4 2 1 3 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 193 287 341 349 356 1526
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 371 488 572 593 597 2621


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