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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 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( 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 416 451 619 689 696 2871
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 199 186 304 313 262 1264
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 199 146 187 160 142 834
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 86 98 123 120 119 546
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 87 92 125 117 102 523
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 75 75 131 91 98 470
(U.S.) OR OREGON 93 81 109 73 83 439
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 38 39 68 62 43 250
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 34 43 43 56 71 247
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 28 16 48 48 42 182
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 25 28 30 31 31 145
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 22 25 31 32 133
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 26 14 28 18 19 105
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 13 28 18 16 101
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 17 24 24 21 94
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 22 16 14 20 88
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 13 12 18 13 66
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 5 20 19 15 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 9 14 13 13 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 11 11 14 13 60
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 10 11 18 13 59
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 9 15 10 16 56
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 8 13 14 10 53
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 7 11 8 7 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 5 7 11 8 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 11 8 4 4 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 5 5 3 6 23
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 7 3 4 6 22
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 3 6 6 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 5 3 5 19
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 3 0 5 11
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 0 1 3 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1472 1464 2066 2026 1952 8980
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1325 1649 2348 2284 2282 9888
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 437 633 1015 1169 1007 4261
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 451 445 656 694 764 3010
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 166 184 343 313 282 1288
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 52 42 76 122 146 438
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 46 57 59 71 265
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 34 42 28 36 46 186
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 11 13 40 49 62 175
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 20 26 30 31 127
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 20 17 28 28 24 117
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 21 26 27 26 115
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 12 26 39 27 114
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 10 33 19 26 98
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 12 17 24 26 87
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 8 19 12 14 58
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 12 12 11 11 54
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 8 12 8 17 52
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 5 8 15 8 42
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 4 5 8 5 6 28
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 6 5 8 5 25
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 6 3 9 5 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 4 5 2 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 3 6 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 2 1 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2640 3206 4804 4978 4914 20542
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4112 4670 6870 7004 6866 29522


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