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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 439, Electrical Connectors

( 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 165 161 185 162 142 815
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 129 120 147 137 122 655
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 74 66 73 61 54 328
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 78 49 57 77 52 313
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 51 54 38 40 27 210
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 42 49 42 51 23 207
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 34 33 36 37 28 168
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 39 36 27 25 13 140
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 28 26 25 23 19 121
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 39 24 14 19 18 114
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 27 28 25 23 113
(U.S.) OH OHIO 22 20 23 19 18 102
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 23 20 14 13 92
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 17 26 17 13 88
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 15 22 18 5 74
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 17 19 13 9 68
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 12 16 18 10 63
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 11 13 23 9 60
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 11 10 12 10 56
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 7 17 6 4 54
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 9 8 10 3 39
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 9 11 6 1 37
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 11 6 8 7 3 35
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 9 2 7 3 1 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 6 3 4 3 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 5 7 3 2 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 5 2 3 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 2 3 2 1 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 4 1 3 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 3 4 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 3 0 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 5 0 0 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 900 838 916 850 648 4152
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 396 398 469 436 336 2035
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 459 389 407 359 345 1959
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 125 145 238 254 168 930
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 121 124 156 143 137 681
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 39 43 32 41 31 186
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 22 37 31 35 153
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 13 14 17 14 77
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 14 27 13 16 75
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 9 15 15 5 52
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 8 11 8 8 47
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 4 2 14 13 40
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 8 6 7 10 37
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 6 7 7 8 36
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 10 5 7 8 34
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 4 4 7 5 28
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 8 4 5 24
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 5 6 4 3 22
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 5 4 0 3 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 5 3 4 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 5 3 1 15
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 2 1 7 2 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 6 3 1 2 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1273 1230 1473 1393 1168 6537
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2173 2068 2389 2243 1816 10689


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