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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 250, Radiant Energy

( 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 275 241 245 217 270 1248
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 113 136 132 102 117 600
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 57 71 64 40 50 282
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 52 52 41 35 46 226
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 57 23 27 21 25 153
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 21 37 34 33 151
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 29 22 26 36 134
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 24 31 15 22 119
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 31 24 19 16 15 105
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 20 22 19 26 103
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 18 23 22 19 16 98
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 19 17 23 19 95
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 23 16 22 15 17 93
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 13 21 19 17 22 92
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 17 16 17 20 90
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 18 19 31 12 10 90
(U.S.) OR OREGON 21 16 13 11 25 86
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 18 14 12 14 75
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 11 13 15 7 65
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 13 10 14 9 58
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 11 15 10 11 56
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 15 15 9 6 53
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 11 13 5 12 49
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 10 8 4 13 49
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 10 10 10 8 44
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 6 7 4 2 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 7 5 4 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 4 4 2 4 19
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 3 4 6 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 4 3 7 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 4 4 4 1 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 2 3 2 3 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 2 5 2 0 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 5 3 2 11
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 0 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 950 909 938 764 894 4455
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 605 620 622 522 514 2883
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 163 171 176 161 171 842
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 56 63 82 70 53 324
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 58 67 74 49 44 292
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 62 52 63 22 63 262
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 59 45 46 36 49 235
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 55 37 52 39 41 224
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 30 46 38 46 190
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 31 48 40 25 44 188
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 11 15 19 23 32 100
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 21 16 16 17 82
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 25 16 13 5 10 69
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 10 11 10 8 47
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 10 5 6 12 38
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 8 6 10 6 36
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 10 5 11 33
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 6 4 3 12 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 5 9 4 5 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 4 4 7 6 29
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 7 8 1 5 7 28
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 2 7 5 6 25
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 3 3 8 18
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 12 1 0 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 5 4 2 1 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 5 0 2 0 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1255 1268 1330 1075 1184 6112
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2205 2177 2268 1839 2078 10567


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